Cessna 182 accident near Blue Ridge, Georgia, September 20, 2025
On September 20, 2025 at about 12:30 pm local time, a 2005 Cessna 182, registered N1176R, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Blue Ridge, Georgia (Blue Ridge Skyport airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 20, 2025 · about 12:30 pm local time
- Place
- Blue Ridge, Georgia · Blue Ridge Skyport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 T, built 2005 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N1176R · registry record · serial 18281688
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was landing the airplane on a 3,100-ft-long runway in calm wind conditions. The pilot described that he landed the airplane more than halfway down the runway and applied “firm” braking, but the airplane departed the end of the runway. The airplane’s nosewheel the dug into the soft ground and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial the airplane’s empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
- Landing area overshoot during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Descent/approach/glide path › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: recreational
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 237 hours in all; 141 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 157 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 30, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,361.6 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 17, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 SER (piston); 1,361 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1A3 Copperhill TN at 3:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,100 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observation at 12:35 pm from DZJ, 20 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KDZJ 201635Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM VCTS CLR 28/17 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02760171=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 3 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Main wreckage, inverted
Photograph 2 – View of cockpit
Photograph 3 – damaged tail sectionThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on December 4, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 4 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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