Cessna TR182 N619MW

Summary

On 12 August 2025 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N619MW, operated by Mark Williams, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, 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

12 August 2025 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery-Gibbs Exec (MYF)

Coordinates

32.8168, -117.1409

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N619MW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Mark Williams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA266

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 August 12, 2025, about 1330 Pacific daylight time, Cessna TR182 airplane, N619MW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near San Diego, California. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that shortly after reaching the top of his climb he noticed that the airplane was not accelerating. He cancelled his instrument flight plan and decided to return to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF), San Diego, California, where he had departed from moments earlier. During the descent, the landing gear was lowered and there was no positive gear down indication. The pilot then declared an emergency with air traffic control. He contacted the tower at MYF and performed two low-pass fly-bys at which time the tower controller noted that the nose landing gear was extended and the main landing gear was retracted. The pilot made multiple attempts to lower the landing gear without success including the use of the emergency gear extension handle. During landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. According to the FAA, local mechanics discovered that the airplane’s hydraulic system was devoid of hydraulic fluid. In addition, they found the landing gear down position hydraulic fluid pressure hose had failed at the swedge near the fitting end. The wreckage was relocated to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.