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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Dickinson, ND · May 28, 2026

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Date
May 28, 2026 · 10:50 local
Place
Dickinson, ND
Airport
Dickinson - Theodore Roosevelt
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2056X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA214
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
949 total323 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N2056XRegistered now · Cessna 182HS/N 18256156 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in command (PIC) initiated a go-around after an unsuccessful first landing in gusty winds.

During the second attempt, a sudden gust caused the aircraft to porpoise. The PIC could not arrest the descent, resulting in a nose-wheel and propeller strike that structurally damaged the firewall and surrounding fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL FIRST LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS.

DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, A SUDDEN GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE. THE PIC COULD NOT ARREST THE DESCENT, RESULTING IN A NOSE-WHEEL AND PROPELLER STRIKE THAT STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED THE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN26LA214Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDickinson, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a hard landing.May 28, 2026 · Substantial damage