# Accident 20261003013119A: Cessna 182A, Alliance, OH, October 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Alliance, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9700° N, 81.0987° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9700&lon=-81.0987&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6079B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6079B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,059 total, 175 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA27LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20261003013119A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DROPPING JUMPERS, PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT (LEE FIELD 2D1) LANDING ON 27.  PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED FROM RWY 9.  REPORTED WX AT KCAK 031451Z 08010KT 10SM SCT030 15/08 A3033, KPOV 031535Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM BK.

PILOT APPROACHED ON A 45 TO RWY 27. PILOT REPORTED WINDS CHANGED FROM EAST WHILE FLARING CARRYING HER LONGER THAN EXPECTED.  TOUCHDOWN WAS MID RWY, GRASS STRIP WAS WET WITH DEW, PILOT COULDN’T GET ANY BREAKING ACTION ROLLING TO THE END OF RWY HITTING A DITCH AND COMING TO A STOP ON THE ROAD.

AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND LEFT MAIN SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED TEARED AFT FROM BASE, LEFT DOOR FRAME BUCKLED, DOOR JAMMED. LEFT WING TIP HIT GROUND DAMAGING LAST 24 INCHES OF SKIN (BUCKLED).  PILOT HIT UPPER LIP WITH YOKE, MINOR CONCUSSION.  TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND LATER RELEASED SAME DAY.

REMEDIAL TRAINING ACCEPTED BY PILOT

## 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 ERA27LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA005), Oct 3, 2026: Cessna 182A (N6079B), Lexington, OH, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N6079B (1)

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

- [Incident 19931003051559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003051559I), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 182A (N6079B), Orange, VA, 1 fatal. Chutists chute collapsed at 50 feet above ground. Found several cell dividers torn adjacent to cross ports.

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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