Cessna R182 N262AL

Summary

On 23 June 2025 at about 14:35 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N262AL, operated by Dale County Sheriffs Office, was involved in an accident near Pace, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

23 June 2025 at 14:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Pace, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

J-22 Ranch (16FL)

Coordinates

30.7256, -87.2008

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N262AL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Dale County Sheriffs Office

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA25LA235

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 23, 2025, about 0930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182 airplane, N262AL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Milton, Florida. The airline transport pilot and pilot-rated passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The pilot departed from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) Dothan, Alabama and flew about 95 nautical miles before landing at J-22 Ranch Airport (16FL) Milton, Florida. At 16FL, the pilot planned to have a new emergency locator transmitter battery installed. About 90 minutes after arriving, the maintenance was completed, and the pilot departed for the flight back to DHN. The pilot reported that the preflight checks and runup were normal and that he attempted a short field takeoff from runway 36, a 2,895-turf runway. After the takeoff roll and rotation, the pilot began the initial climb, and retracted the landing gear. The airplane was still about 75 ft over the runway, when the engine rapidly started losing power. The pilot described that the engine retained partial power, but that it was not enough to maintain altitude. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot, but due to the low height above ground level, he had just enough time to check the throttle and mixture, and was unable to regain full power. The pilot subsequently landed off the departure end of the runway and slightly east of the centerline. During the final approach, he held the nose up and landed hard on the level terrain. The impact collapsed the right main landing gear, and the airplane skidded to a stop resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. During the accident sequence, the right wingtip was crushed upwards and there was buckling to the wings and fuselage. The 3-blade metal propeller blades were slightly curled on the outer 12-inches of the blades. The pilot reported that there were 65 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel on board at takeoff. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.