# NTSB WPR25LA241: Cessna 182M, N71879, Inhama, OR, July 28, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 28, 2025, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Inhama, OR
- Coordinates: 45.431933, -116.69142 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4319&lon=-116.6914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA241
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200717/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200717
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA241

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing, which resulted in a wing strike.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: heading/course](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 82 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/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 182M, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that after landing he performed a full stop and taxied the airplane back to the departure end of the runway for takeoff. During this time he elected to taxi the airplane on the far left side of the runway to avoid soft terrain. The left wing impacted a tree while he was attempting to maneuver around rocks, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no unknown mechanical anomalies or malfunctions that precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71879](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71879), registered now, S/N 18259789, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259789
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 6172.4
- Engines: Continental IO-470-D 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: MYL High Flying Club
- Registered owner: MYL High Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 14, 2024, 132 hours before
- Departed: MYL, McCall, ID
- Airport: 25U, Memaloose Usfs, runway 17/35, 3,300 × 120 ft, dirt
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 25, 2025; seat: left; flight hours: 430 total, 173 in this make and model, 360 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Temperature: 65 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 31.20 inHg
- Observed at: KMYL, 41 nm away

## 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 20250728010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728010829A), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182M, Imnaha, OR, Substantial damage. On July 28, 2025 the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing and hit a tree with the left wing causing substantial damage to wing structure and…

## Other investigations on N71879 (2)

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 BFO92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA063), May 13, 1992: Cessna 182M (N71879), Vandalia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY A PASSENGER DURING TOUCHDOWN.
- [NTSB FTW84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA313), Jun 30, 1984: Cessna 182M (N71879), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200717. 2.6 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=20240377&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20241_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Mor- pilot statement to NTSB duty officer (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 66 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20239709&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20-%20Pilot%20statement%20to%20NTSB%20Duty%20Officer%20-Rel.pdf
- Mor - FAA damage assessment (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20240184&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20-%20FAA%20Damage%20Assessment-Rel.pdf
- Accident photos (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 891 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20240276&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=68237-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.

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