# FAA incident reports: Cessna 182 A list on [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 9 · 408 reports - [Incident 20250730009619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250730009619I.md): Cessna 182 · Tulsa, OK · Jul 30, 2025 · N6235A · No damage > On July 30th, 2025, the pilot in command (PIC) was decending into 2F6 airport and reported engine failure. The PIC followed procedures for a rough engine, activated carb heat which caused further engine issues. Upon deactivating carb heat, the engine lost… - [Accident 20240913012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240913012959A.md): Cessna 182 · Buckland, AK · Sep 13, 2024 · N5407B · Substantial damage > Pilot attempted to land on a gravel bar in a river bed. He lined up his approach at a bad angle. Once he touched down in an effort to turn left with the slope of the gravel bar the aircraft groundlooped and subsequently flipped and ended up in the river… - [Accident 20240628009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240628009169A.md): Cessna 182 · Big Creek, ID · Jun 28, 2024 · N6210A · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On June 28th, 2024, a small single engine aircraft was involved in an accident. The aircraft was attempting to land and the Big Creek airport (U60). The pilot was unable to land and attempted to go around for another approach. The aircraft was unable to gain… - [Accident 20240604007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240604007919A.md): Cessna 182 · Gypsum, CO · Jun 4, 2024 · N5755B · Substantial damage > On June 04, 2024, an instrument instruction flight took place from kege-sbs-cag-hdn-ege. The flight resulted in a forced landing approximately fifteen miles short of its destination of kege. As the pilots were preparing for the training flight a fuel request… - [Accident 20221106017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221106017739A.md): Cessna 182 · Murdo, SD · Nov 6, 2022 · N699XM · Substantial damage > On 11/6/2022 at approximatley 1330 CST a Cessna 182 [privacy data omitted] crashed while attempting to take off during a personal flight. Clear skies with gusting wind conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged,… - [Accident 20220819014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220819014779A.md): Cessna 182 · Orlando, FL · Aug 19, 2022 · N6241A · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that, after the completion of an annual inspection he decided to preform a test flight. He did not trust the fuel gauges so visually checked the fuel level in the tanks and estimated that he had about 45 minutes of flight time. As soon as he… - [Accident 20211207020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211207020909A.md): Cessna 182 · Statesboro, GA · Dec 7, 2021 · N5776B · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On December 7, 2021, at approximately 2124 eastern time, a 1956 Cessna 182, with registration N5776B was destroyed upon impact with terrain. The aircraft was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The pilot was the… - [Accident 20211009017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009017499A.md): Cessna 182 · Fruitland Park, FL · Oct 9, 2021 · N5797B · Substantial damage > Aircraft was landing at a private airfield with a grass surface. Pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the sixth landing, the nose wheel assembly failed and the nose wheel separated from the aircraft. The nose strut dug into the grassy surface and… - [Incident 20210627010999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210627010999I.md): Cessna 182 · Berlin, MD · Jun 27, 2021 · N5324B · Minor damage > On 06/27/2021 at approximately 1330, at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, Berlin, MD the pilot of N5324B experienced an engine failure during a climb out for a parachute drop. The failure occurred at approximately 5,500 feet within a mile of the departure… - [Incident 20180922014019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180922014019I.md): Cessna 182 · Englewood, CO · Sep 22, 2018 · N372SF · Minor damage > The aircraft landed on runway 28. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and onto the threshold. While turning around to exit the threshold, the propeller struck a runway end identifier light (REIL) denting one blade of the propeller. VFR. No injuries. - [Accident 20180716011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180716011329A.md): Cessna 182 · Odessa, TX · Jul 16, 2018 · N182GQ · Destroyed > On July 16, 2018, at approximately 1420 local time, N182GQ, a Cessna 182 was destroyed by fire on the taxiway near runway 11 at Odessa Schlemeyer field in Odessa, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions… - [Accident 20180623015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180623015699A.md): Cessna 182 · Jacksonville, FL · Jun 23, 2018 · N5682B · Substantial damage > On June 23, 2018, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N5682B, struck three vehicles following a complete loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing in a Residential area about one mile east of Herlong recreational airport (heg),… - [Accident 20180527015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527015069A.md): Cessna 182 · Aberdeen, ID · May 27, 2018 · N5700B · Substantial damage > The pilot and one passenger departed from krts and planned to fly to UO2. While enroute the pilot elected to divert to avoid severe weather and thunderstorms. The pilot stated he determined the original flight to be 3 hours and 3 minutes duration requiring… - [Accident 20180507004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507004879A.md): Cessna 182 · Broomfield, CO · May 7, 2018 · N3292Y · Substantial damage > On may 7, 2018 at approximately 1139MDT, a 1962 Cessna 182, registration number N3292Y, serial number 18254292 was substantially damaged while landing at Rocky Mountain municipal airport (Bjc), in Broomfield, Colorado. The commercial pilot, and sole occupant,… - [Incident 20180204001999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180204001999I.md): Cessna 182 · Camas, WA · Feb 4, 2018 · N505PD · Minor damage > The student pilot on the flight controls of a Cessna 182 (N505PD), with a CFI in the right seat, conducted a short and soft field landing to a hard surface private airstrip (WA67). The aircraft landed further down the runway than what was intended. After… - [Incident 20170512006879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170512006879I.md): Cessna 182 · Fullerton, CA · May 12, 2017 · N6233A · Minor damage > Shortly after rollout nose wheel shimmy dampener assembly failed causing uncontrollable shaking of nose wheel and lose of steering control causing nose wheel to go full left hitting the steering stop causing aircraft to pitch up on it nose. Causing prop… - [Accident 20170313001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170313001259A.md): Cessna 182 · Skiatook, OK · Mar 13, 2017 · N6330B · Minor damage > On March 13, 2017, at about 1655 central standard time, a 1957 Cessna 182, N6330B, registered to a private owner, operated as a 14 CFR part 91 skydive / parachute operation, during taxing at Skiatook Municipal Airport (2F6) Oklahoma. Visual meteorological… - [Incident 20160914019209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160914019209I.md): Cessna 182 · Glendive, MT · Sep 14, 2016 · N5354B · Minor damage > During decent for a planned fuel stop the aicraft experienced a loss of engine power. Aircraft landed on interstate where power was restored enough to taxi. - [Incident 20160828024839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160828024839I.md): Cessna 182 · Maricopa, AZ · Aug 28, 2016 · N5542B · No damage · 1 fatal > On August 28, 2016, a sky diving student of phoenix skydive, was fatally injured in a sky diving incident. The investigation found that the operation of the aircraft was all normal. The student and two instructors departed the aircraft at 11,500 ft. AGL. At… - [Accident 20160626009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160626009959A.md): Cessna 182 · Kankanee, IL · Jun 26, 2016 · N5792B · Substantial damage > Airplane was on approach for landing on 16, decided to go around due to change in wind direction. Engine stopped when power was applied. Aircraft came to rest in field just south of the airport. There was no property damage or post fire. The pilot was not… - [Incident 20150817020039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150817020039I.md): Cessna 182 · West Addison, VT · Aug 17, 2015 · N321EE · No damage · 1 fatal > On August 17,2015 at 1624 hours detective sergent [privacy data omitted] of the rutland, Vermont state police was notified of a parachutist in West Addison,Vermont making a hard landing. The parachutist, [privacy data omitted] had 49 years skydiving… - [Incident 20150805014009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150805014009I.md): Cessna 182 · Snohomish, WA · Aug 5, 2015 · N4038D · Minor damage > Airman elected to land runway 15 with a tailwind. Subsequently the pilot failed to stop the aircraft before it impacted the fence off the departure end of the runway. Aircraft was not substantially damaged. - [Incident 20150802013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802013749I.md): Cessna 182 · Saginaw, MI · Aug 2, 2015 · N100MM · No damage > On or about 1355 hours aug 2, 2015 aircraft N100MM CE-182 SN33611 landed without incident in bean field outside of Saginaw, Michigan. 2 souls on board with no injuries and no damage to aircraft. - [Accident 20150722021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150722021679A.md): Cessna 182 · Wasilla, AK · Jul 22, 2015 · N5722B · Substantial damage > Mishap pilot (mp) over-estimated her fuel. While very familiar of her fuel gauges and their accuracy, mp did not know of the "unusable fuel" for her aircraft type. Consequently, she overflew fuel site to save time and 'press on to Wasilla airport.' Aircraft… - [Incident 20150213001669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150213001669I.md): Cessna 182 · Klamath Falls, OR · Feb 13, 2015 · N3833D · No damage > Pilot in command purchased a CE-182 that had been parked for one year. While flying the CE-182 back to his home airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure due to fuel contamination. The pilot in command successfully made an off field landing with no… - [Incident 20140809015149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140809015149I.md): Cessna 182 · Ottawa, KS · Aug 9, 2014 · N3353B · No damage > At approximately 1815 hours local Mr. Brad giffin, later deceased, along with 2 other skydivers exited the aircraft. The first 2 skydivers to exit the aircraft were a united states parachute association (uspa) licensed tandem skydiver with a student attached.… - [Incident 20140725011959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140725011959I.md): Cessna 182 · Promontory Poin, UT · Jul 25, 2014 · N126S · Minor damage > During taxi for departure, nose gear sheared off when aircraft struck a pothole. - [Accident 20140708012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708012659A.md): Cessna 182 · Fall City, WA · Jul 8, 2014 · N5816B · Destroyed · 1 fatal > Witnesses reported that the aircraft departed Fall City Airport to the west and entered fog at about 50' AGL. The aircraft was heard circling to the left with with what sounded like full power. Witnesses reported hearing a loud thud and the engine sound… - [Accident 20140706010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140706010269A.md): Cessna 182 · Marshall, MI · Jul 6, 2014 · N85B · No damage · 1 fatal > On July 6th, 2014 at 10:41 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182 aircraft, N85B, registered to parachutes LLC and operated by a commercial pilot, with 600 total hours, for skydive Michigan, inc. departed Marshall, Brooks Field (rmy) with one pilot and three… - [Accident 20140524013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524013359A.md): Cessna 182 · Arvin, CA · May 24, 2014 · N97038 · Substantial damage > While enroute from corona CA. To porterville CA. The occupants of the aircraft first experienced a loss of power followed by smoke coming into the cockpit. The smoke had an oil smell to it. The pilot declared an emergency and asked for vectors to the nearest… - [Accident 20130901016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130901016439A.md): Cessna 182 · Boulder, CO · Sep 1, 2013 · N6460A · Substantial damage > On sept.1st 2013 N6460A lost power on final approach to bdu airport and landed short of runway in hayden lake. Aircraft received substantial damage on landing,/impact, and sank. Minor injury to pilot. - [Incident 20130801014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130801014379I.md): Cessna 182 · Maricopa, AZ · Aug 1, 2013 · N5542B · Minor damage > On 08/01/2013 at 1022 PDT, near Maricopa, AZ at airport E68, pilot reported complete engine failure at 8000FT of N5542B, Cessna 182, during a parachute drop operation. There were three parachute jumpers on board, one tandem and one single who exited the… - [Incident 20130427006709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427006709I.md): Cessna 182 · Belen, NM · Apr 27, 2013 · N6263A · No damage > On April 27, 2013, at approximately 1320 MDT, a skydiver was fatally injured while participating in a freefall parachute jump at the Belen alexander airport, Belen, new Mexico. Mr. Damon mhoon was a d-licensed experienced skydiver. Two other jumpers were also… - [Incident 20130107000661I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130107000661I.md): Cessna 182 · Igor I Sikorsky, CT · Jan 7, 2013 · N631S · Substantial damage > After landing runway 29 at bdr, approximately 0915 local on Monday 01/07/2013, N631S was cleared to taxi to the three wing ramp via hotel & Alpha. While exiting taxiway alpha and maneuvering into the assigned Tie-down location, N631S'S right wing-tip struck… - [Incident 20121125025329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121125025329I.md): Cessna 182 · Zephyrhills, FL · Nov 25, 2012 · N5795B · No damage > On November 25, 2012, at approximately (1610) EST, a Cessna 182, N5795B, serial no. 33795, owned by skydive city inc. and operated by a private pilot while under instruction by a CFI, had the engine sputter and lose power while making a left turn to line up… - [Incident 20120926024949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120926024949I.md): Cessna 182 · Minden, NE · Sep 26, 2012 · N5632B · No damage > The airman was enroute from Texas to Nebraska on a night VFR flight. At approximately 0223 UTC, and 12 nautical miles from his destination, he notified air traffic control that he had ran out of gas. The closest airport was Minden, Nebraska and he questioned… - [Accident 20120801015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801015849A.md): Cessna 182 · Joseph, OR · Aug 1, 2012 · N5418B · Substantial damage > The pilot recieved weather information from the local AWOS. The winds were reported 280 at 3 T0 6 KTS. He made a normal landing than a gust of wind pushed the tail to the right. The pilot applied right rudder and brake to strighten the aircraft. As the… - [Incident 20120725015329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015329I.md): Cessna 182 · Chatham, MA · Jul 25, 2012 · N6214A · No damage > On July 27,2012, [privacy data omitted] conducted her first tandium sky dive with instructor marcus silva at sky dive cape cod in Chatham,MA. Upon landing, [privacy data omitted] may have inadvertinely extended her legs which resulted in her breaking her… - [Accident 20120624012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624012119A.md): Cessna 182 · Watsonville, CA · Jun 24, 2012 · N55DN · Substantial damage > On June 24, 2012 at 1303 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182, N55DN sustained substantial damage during an emergency off-airport landing approximately one half mile north-east of the Watsonville airport, California. The commercial pilot and sole occupant… - [Incident 20120609012729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609012729I.md): Cessna 182 · Anchorage, AK · Jun 9, 2012 · N5575B · Minor damage > Airman was cleared to taxi for a west departure at the Lake Hood seaplane base. He was then cleared for takeoff behind an airplane that had just lifted off. Before beginning his takeoff the Lake Hood tower changed departure directions to east. The airman… - [Accident 20120314004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120314004649A.md): Cessna 182 · Caldwell, ID · Mar 14, 2012 · N5649B · Substantial damage > Pilot lost control of aircraft after hand propping it. Aircraft crashed into hanger. Substantial damage to aircraft and hanger door. No persons were on board. No injuries. - [Incident 20110913021439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913021439I.md): Cessna 182 · Rose Hill, KS · Sep 13, 2011 · N5423B · No damage · 1 fatal > The victim exited the aircraft at 10, 000 ft above ground level (AGL), along with another skydiver. Both skydivers were in free fall until approximately 4,000 feet AGL, where they tracked apart for separation. The victim deployed his main parachute and… - [Accident 20110730014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730014339A.md): Cessna 182 · Dandridge, TN · Jul 30, 2011 · N5813B · Substantial damage > The pilot was conducting parachute operations from 86TN. He had made several flights during the day. He thought he could get one more flight in without refueling. He took two jumpers to 11,500 MSL. He was in contact with knoxville approach control on 118.0.… - [Incident 20100930047439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100930047439I.md): Cessna 182 · Bigfork, MT · Sep 30, 2010 · N6422A · Minor damage > On Saturday September 30, at approximately 6:30PM mt, Mr. Clayton colby private pilot FAA certificate number [privacy data omitted] while pilot in command of 1956 Cessna 182 N6422A. Mr. Colby states that as landed on grass land strip on runway 15 at the… - [Accident 20100416031889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416031889A.md): Cessna 182 · El Cajon, CA · Apr 16, 2010 · N5318B · Destroyed > On 4-16-2010 at approximately 1815 local time, pilot-in-command ryan daniels departed from gillespie field (see) for a local pleasure flight. Daniels was flying a Cessna 182, N5318B. This aircraft is utilized the majority of the time for the purpose of banner… - [Incident 20100328030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100328030369I.md): Cessna 182 · St. Mary'S, GA · Mar 28, 2010 · N5776B · No damage · 1 fatal > Following an uneventful wingsuit jump, a 53 year old, d-licensed female skydiver died of head and neck injuries sustained during a hard, off-field landing - [Accident 20091013020229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091013020229A.md): Cessna 182 · Billings, MT · Oct 13, 2009 · N6202A · Destroyed · 2 fatal > On October 13, 2009 at 1141 mountain standard time (MST), a Cessna 182, N6202A, registered to [privacy data omitted], collided with terrain approximately 25 miles southeast of Billings, Montana, while operating under the provisions of title 14 of the code of… - [Accident 20090924018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090924018339A.md): Cessna 182 · Lucille, ID · Sep 24, 2009 · N5677B · Substantial damage > The aircraft landed at pittsburg airstrip at approximately 1200 on 09/24/2009. The rollout was normal until the acft reached the intersection of runways 12 and 15. There was a hump there that lifted the gear and made braking uneffective causing the acft to… - [Incident 20090418005759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418005759I.md): Cessna 182 · Copenhaven, ID · Apr 18, 2009 · N6466A · Minor damage > (-23) [privacy data omitted] was moving N6466A, a Cessna 182 from mackay bar airport to the Copenhaven airport, about one mile south west of mackay bar airport. He was landing down stream. Upon touchdown he applied the brakes and found that the braking action… - [Accident 20090404003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090404003359A.md): Cessna 182 · Kalispell, MT · Apr 4, 2009 · N6433A · Substantial damage > (-23) On April 4, 2009, at 1521 mountain time, a Cessna 182, N6433A, registered [privacy data omitted], flipped over in a field after the engine failed while executing a go-around at Carson Field, near marion, Montana, while doing a low pass to observe runway… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182/incidents.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('2072702') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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