# NTSB ERA26LA321: Cessna R182, N756EB, Clarksville, TN, August 30, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 30, 2026, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Coordinates: 36.623932, -87.415872
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6239&lon=-87.4159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/ FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA321
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203709/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA321

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna R182, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072734), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756EB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756EB), registered now, S/N R18201046, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201046
- Year built: 1979
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tak Holdings LLC
- Departed: HCV, Hopkinsville, KY
- Destination: CKV, Clarksville, TN
- Airport: CKV, Outlaw Fld, runway 17, 5,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observed at: KCKV
- METAR: METAR KCKV 291552Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP204 T03000206

## 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 20260830012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260830012019A), Aug 30, 2026: Cessna R182, Clarksville, TN, Substantial damage. PIC states aircraft main landing gear collapsed upon landing.

## Other investigations on N756EB (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 ERA15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA074), Dec 4, 2014: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.

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.

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