# Accident 20260520007589A: Cessna 182P, North Fox Islan, MI, May 20, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2026, 18:45 local time
- Place: North Fox Islan, MI
- Airport: North Fox Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4822° N, 85.7808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4822&lon=-85.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86289, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86289) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 525 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260520007589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 20, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EDT, A CESSNA 182P AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT ON A GRASS RUNWAY AT NORTH FOX ISLAND AIRPORT (6Y3) IN MICHIGAN. THE FLIGHT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, ADHERED TO TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, AND FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED AS A VFR TO NORTH FOX ISLAND WITH A REVIEW OF NOTAMS REVEALING NO ACTIVE NOTICES. AFTER EXECUTING A LOW APPROACH TO ASSESS THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT ENCOUNTERED ISSUES DURING ROLLOUT WHEN A LEFT TURN CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SINK INTO SOFT TURF. THE CREW USED A JACK AND WOODEN PLANKS UNDER THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND APPLIED SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUES TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO SOFT TURF, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND AND BENDING THE BLADES. DEEMED UNAIRWORTHY, THE CREW CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES, ELEVATED THE NOSE GEAR, AND PLACED PLANKS UNDER THE NOSE WHEEL. A U.S. COAST GUARD HELICOPTER ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER, TRANSPORTING THE OCCUPANTS TO TRAVERSE CITY.

INSPECTORS VANDENBERG, BAIRD, AND AMES ARRIVED AT NORTH FOX ISLAND ON JUNE 1, 2026, TO ASSESS AND PHOTOGRAPH THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER ASSESING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE TERRAIN SEVERELY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, CAUSING A RIPPLE IN THE FIRE WALL, AND ALONG THE LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER BLADES SHOWED SEVERE GOUGING, CHIPPING, AND BENDING, WITH THE HUB ASSEMBLY SHOWING SIGNS OF COMPONET SEPARATION. A STRUCTURAL RIPPLE OF 6 TO 7 INCHES EXTENDED FROM THE LEFT FIREWALL TO THE LEFT FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS BRIEFED WITH FINDINGS AND PROCEDURES TO MOVE FOWARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN26LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA216), May 20, 2026: Cessna 182P (N86289), Northport, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to resume taxiing on a turf runway that was unable to adequately support the airplane's weight, which resulted in the nose landing gear sinking into the soft ground and the…

## Other reports on N86289 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010422006889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422006889I), Apr 22, 2001: Cessna 182P (N86289), Glen Canyon Nat, UT. (-23) A Cessna 182 with private pilot jordan leigh and two persons on board departed bull frog airport (U07) on 04/22/01 when the engine quit running at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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