# NTSB CEN26LA183: Cessna 182P, N1355S, Bennett, CO, May 11, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 11, 2026, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Bennett, CO - Coordinates: 39.913889, -104.47333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9139&lon=-104.4733&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report September 17, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - Denver FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202968 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA183 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202968/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202968 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA183 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was making a straight-in approach for the turf runway. After clearing powerlines near the approach end of the runway, he lowered the airplane nose to continue a normal glidepath and shifted his focus about halfway down the runway. Unexpectedly, the airplane landed hard and came to an abrupt stop. The airplane was sitting on its nose with the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller blades bent back. He reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane received substantial damage to the right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1355S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1355S), registered now, S/N 18264918, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264918 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 5573 - Engines: Continental O-470 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Flight Services Limited LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 14, 2025 - Departed: 18V, Hudson, CO - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: CO41, Campbells Airport, runway 26, 2,573 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: minor; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 7, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 15,547 total, 4 in this make and model, 6,932 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KDEN, 9 nm away - METAR: METAR KDEN 111953Z 16005KT 10SM FEW100 FEW150 FEW220 27/M09 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02671094 ## 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 20260511004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260511004919A), May 11, 2026: Cessna 182P, Bennett, CO, Substantial damage. On may 11, 2026, the incident aircraft departed campbell airport (CO41) on a local flight with 1 crewmember and 1 passenger. Local weather reported VFR… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 17, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202968. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20636365&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120-1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20637635&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-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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