NTSB ERA25LA209 — 2025-05-22 · Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Current FAA registration · N1298M

Make / Model: CESSNA 182P
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 50 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19751021
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A0789D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1298M Cessna 182 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence during taxi.

Factual narrative

After landing at the destination airport, the pilot was taxiing to the parking area. He stated that as he approached the parking spot, he taxied too close to the airport parameter fence, and the left wing contacted the fence resulting in substantial damage to left wing and aileron. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Fence/fence post-Awareness of condition

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA209.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.

Related research

Matched on aircraft type. All research papers