# Accident 20260611007929A: Cessna 182M, Charlotte, VT, June 11, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2026, 19:30 local time
- Place: Charlotte, VT
- Airport: E A Deeds Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2930° N, 73.2775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2930&lon=-73.2775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70933, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70933) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260611007929A

## Narrative

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

EON-DRA EVENT ID: 1038246

CHARLOTTE, VT (VT12): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, C182, REPORTED THE

FRONT LANDING GEAR SANK INTO THE DIRT WHILE

LANDING ON A DIRT LANDING STRIP CAUSING DAMAGE TO

THE NOSE GEAR AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE DIRT.

POB: 3, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN.

06/11/2026 1509Z

PILOT STATEMENT: "ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, WE DEPARTED KBTV FOR VT12.  I WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR, WINDS WERE LIGHT TO CALM, AND NOTAMS WERE CHECKED. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY HALF TANKS OF FUEL AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE HAD BEEN CALCULATED.

UPON ARRIVAL AT VT12, I ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 01, FLEW A NORMAL APPROACH, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE ROLLOUT, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, I WAS SLOWING AND PREPARING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT, WHEEL DRAG INCREASED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DROP. AT APPROXIMATELY 8-12 KNOTS, THE NOSE WHEEL SANK IN A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PROPELLOR CONTACTED THE GRASS RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.

AFTER STOPPING, WE SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED NORMALLY. UPON INSPECTION, WE OBSERVED THE NOSE WHEEL HAD SUNK APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES INTO THE AIRFIELD SURFACE. THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE FOLDED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER ALSO APPEARED TO HAVE CONTACTED THE GRASS RUNWAY."

ON SITE INVESTIGATION BY FAA IIC EVIDENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE FIREWALL, NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AT FIREWALL, LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE IMPACTED AND PUSHED BACK/UP INTO CABIN WITH TORN LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND BENT FRAMES/STRINGERS. ONE PROPELLER BLADE BENT MID SPAN.

## 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 ERA26LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA250), Jun 11, 2026: Cessna 182 (N70933), Charlotte, VT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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