Cessna 182T N357CP

Summary

On 9 September 2025 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N357CP, operated by Civil Air Patrol, Inc., was involved in an accident near Seymour, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2025 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Seymour, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Freeman Municipal Airport (SER)

Coordinates

38.9160, -85.9111

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N357CP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA372

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor stated that the instructional flight was the first flight on the second day of a five-day training program for the student pilot. The planned lesson for the flight included straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, descents, and ground reference maneuvers. After completion of the maneuvers, the student pilot flew the traffic pattern for landing at the destination airport, and the flight controls were transferred to the flight instructor while the airplane was established on the final approach segment at 500 ft above ground level. Upon touchdown on the runway, the airplane bounced and turned sharply to the left. The flight instructor stated he attempted a go-around but was unable to increase airplane airspeed and regain airplane directional control. The flight instructor stated there was no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal airplane operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.