# NTSB ERA25LA358: Cessna 182, N1176R, Blue Ridge, GA, September 20, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 20, 2025, 12:30 UTC - Place: Blue Ridge, GA - Coordinates: 34.861443, -84.382449 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8614&lon=-84.3824&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 201058 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA358 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201058/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201058 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA358 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/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: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing the airplane on a 3,100-ft-long runway in calm wind conditions. The pilot described that he landed the airplane more than halfway down the runway and applied “firm” braking, but the airplane departed the end of the runway. The airplane’s nosewheel the dug into the soft ground and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial the airplane’s empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1176R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1176R), registered now, S/N 18281688, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (T) - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281688 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 1361.6 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 17, 2025 - Departed: 1A3, Copperhill, TN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 57GA, Blue Ridge Skyport, runway 36, 3,100 × 30 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; recreational; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 30, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 237 total, 141 in this make and model, 157 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: DZJ, 20 nm away - METAR: METAR KDZJ 201635Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM VCTS CLR 28/17 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02760171= ## 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 20250920021159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250920021159A), Sep 20, 2025: Cessna 182T, Blueridge, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long touching down approximately mid field on a 3100 foot runway. Pilot applied firm braking but rolled past end of runway. Nose wheel dug into… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 4, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201058. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19335421&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19336878&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.