# NTSB CEN26LA040: Cessna 180K, N2697K, Lakeview, AR, November 8, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 8, 2025, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Lakeview, AR - Coordinates: 36.349056, -92.555806 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3491&lon=-92.5558&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 15, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 201971 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA040 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201971/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201971 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA040 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to continue an approach that resulted in a long landing and inability to stop prior to the end of the runway. Contributing to the accident were the light conditions and a road with vehicles on it immediately adjacent to the end of the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) - [Ceiling/visibility/precip](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035000): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035000/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 65 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035000/cases.md) - [Light condition: bright light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036010): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036010/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 28 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 180K, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072624), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis During landing, the pilot stated he had difficulty seeing due to the sun in his eyes. He thought his visibility would improve as his altitude decreased but it did not. The airplane floated longer in the flare than anticipated. The pilot elected to land, use aggressive braking, and if necessary, cross a road into an open area that could be used as an overrun. During the landing roll he was unable to use the open area to stop beyond the end of the runway because there were two cars on the road which the pilot turned sharply to the left to avoid. During the turn, the left wheel assembly separated from the airplane and the landing gear strut dug into the ground. The airplane was substantially damaged when the left wing struck the ground bending the spar outboard of the wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2697K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2697K), registered now, S/N 18053038, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K - Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18053038 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 2410.5 - Engines: Continental / P Ponk O-470-50 270 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 3, 2025 - Departed: 62AR, Busch, AR - Destination: 3M0, Lakeview, AR - Airport: 3M0, Gastons, runway 24, 3,200 × 55 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 14, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,121 total, 925 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.78 inHg - Observed at: KFLP, 4 nm away - METAR: METAR KFLP 082156Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT110 23/04 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02330039 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20251108016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251108016729A), Nov 8, 2025: Cessna 180K, Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. On 11/09/2025 at approximately 1630 CST, the pilot landed long due to the evening sun obscuring his vision. After touchdown, he noticed he was farther down the… ## Other investigations on N2697K (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 LAX84LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA110), Dec 22, 1983: Cessna 180K (N2697K), Santa Rosa Island, CA, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 15, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201971. 8.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 7.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19609787&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA040%20-%206120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 464 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19609797&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA040%20-%20PHOTOS-Rel.pdf 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. 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