# NTSB WPR26LA178: Cessna 162, N162HA, Everett, WA, April 25, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 25, 2026, 10:26 local (17:26 UTC)
- Place: Everett, WA · PAE
- Coordinates: 47.907318, -122.28209
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9073&lon=-122.2821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA178
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202953/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA178

## Preliminary report

On April 25, 2026, at 1026 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 162, N162HA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor and student pilot reported that they were performing touch-and-go landings on runways 34L and 34R at the Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE), Everett, Washington. During a subsequent takeoff, after the nose landing gear lifted off the runway surface, they heard a loud clunking sound. They conducted a normal climb and requested clearance from the tower controller to perform a low-altitude pass over the runway, to allow ground personnel to visually inspect the landing gear. Flight school personnel reported to the pilots that the nose landing gear appeared damaged. After performing additional low-altitude passes, the flight instructor chose to land on runway 34L. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed and folded aft, which resulted in substantial damage to the bottom of the fuselage near the firewall. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N162HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162HA-2026-09-23), registration cancelled 2026-09-23, S/N 16200035, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 162
- Registry model: [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (registry code 060005E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-200-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (registry code 17409, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 16200035
- Year built: 2011
- Airframe hours: 4793.3
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: 206 Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: 206 Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, April 20, 2026, 7 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PAE, Seattle Paine Fld Intl, runway 16R/34L, 9,010 × 150 ft, concrete
- Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: KPAE, 1 nm away
- METAR: SPECI KPAE 251734Z 01006KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A2992 RMK AO2 T01170000

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 20260425005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260425005549I), Apr 25, 2026: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Everett, WA, Substantial damage. During a local instructional flight conducting traffic pattern operations at kpae, the instructor demonstrated a landing following a stabilized approach. The…

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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