# NTSB ERA27LA005: Cessna 182A, N6079B, Lexington, OH, October 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 3, 2026, 10:46 local (14:46 UTC)
- Place: Lexington, OH · Runway
- Coordinates: 40.969971, -81.098667 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9700&lon=-81.0987&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- 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): 203955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27LA005
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA005

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072704), [All aircraft, 4,590 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6079B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6079B), registered now, S/N 34079, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34079
- Year built: 1957
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Skydiving, Part 91
- Operator: Canton Air Sports
- Registered owner: Rift LLC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 2D1, Lee Fld, runway 27, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.33 inHg
- Observed at: AKR, 17 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAKR 031454Z AUTO 08010KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01440072 51010 $=

## 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 20261003013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20261003013119A), Oct 3, 2026: Cessna 182A, Alliance, OH, Minor damage. After dropping jumpers, pilot returned to airport (lee field 2D1) landing on 27. Previously departed from rwy 9. Reported wx at kcak 031451Z 08010KT 10SM…

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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