# NTSB WPR26LA157: Cessna T182, N5475N, Marion, MT, April 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 8, 2026, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Marion, MT
- Coordinates: 48.096369, -114.85286 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0964&lon=-114.8529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA157
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202809/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA157

## Preliminary report

On April 8, 2026, about 1315 mountain standard time, a Cessna T182, N5475N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marion, Montana. Both pilots were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the left seat pilot, he had recently received the airplane from a broker and was preparing to purchase it. Prior to purchasing the airplane, he noted an oil leak and coordinated with the seller to conduct a short local flight to ascertain where the oil was leaking from. The pilot contacted another, more experienced pilot to fly with him. During the flight, the first pilot was having difficulty maintaining runway centerline during landings so the second pilot performed a landing. During the landing roll the nosewheel began to shimmy, and the pilot flying applied left rudder and brake, however, was unable to maintain centerline. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a ditch that was adjacent to taxiway, which resulted in substantial damaging both wings. A postaccident examination of the wreckage was conducted and the nosewheel bearing was found loose.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072736), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5475N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5475N), registered now, S/N 18267745, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182
- Registry model: [Cessna T182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182) (registry code 2072736) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267745
- Year built: 1980
- Airframe hours: 2786
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Idaho Aero LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 28, 2026, 8 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: MT53, Carson Fld, runway 12/30, 3,650 × 24 ft, concrete

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observed at: KGPI, 27 nm away
- METAR: METAR KGPI 081855Z 17008KT 130V190 10SM CLR 09/M12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00891117=

## 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 20260408002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260408002559A), Apr 8, 2026: Cessna T182, Marion, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot 1 stated: The takeoff and pattern entry was smooth and on target as we entered final for runway 32. The plane was configured and on a stable approach for…

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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