# Accident 20260901012009A: Cessna R182, Lebanon, TN, September 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2026, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lebanon, TN
- Airport: Lebanon Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1904° N, 86.3157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEBANON MUNI (M54), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1904&lon=-86.3157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6346T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6346T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260901012009A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA R182, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR LEBANON, TENNESSEE, WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DESCENDED AND CAME TO REST IN THE PLAYGROUND AREA OF BYARS DOWDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT APPROXIMATELY 36.205880° N, 86.320333° W.

FAA PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT AND CONDUCTED AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ACCIDENT SITE. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AVAILABLE FLIGHT INFORMATION, WITNESS INFORMATION, AND VIDEO EVIDENCE WERE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO BRASS AIRCRAFT RECOVERY IN JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE, FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2026, FAA PERSONNEL TRAVELED TO BRASS AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TO CONTINUE THE EXAMINATION. BRASS AIRCRAFT RECOVERY PERSONNEL REPLACED THE DAMAGED PROPELLER TO FACILITATE AN ENGINE GROUND RUN. THE ENGINE WAS PRIMED, STARTED IMMEDIATELY, AND OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. THE ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL LINES, FUEL SUPPLY, AND ENGINE CONTROLS WERE INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED. THE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS EXAMINED OPERATED AS ADVERTISED, AND NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE EXAMINATION THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 ANC26LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA096), Sep 1, 2026: Cessna R182 (N6346T), Lebanon, TN, 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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