# Accident 20260119000149A: Frankewich Walter S-21 OUTBOUND, Madisonville, TN, January 19, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2026, 14:43 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5449° N, 84.3808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5449&lon=-84.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frankewich Walter S-21 OUTBOUND (registry code 05643EW, https://openairdocs.org/model/frankewich-walter-s-21-outbound) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IOX340 series (registry code 17490, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iox340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRANKEWICH WALTER S-21 OUTBOUND
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IOX340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 21 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260119000149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THAT THEY GOT TO THE PLANE, CONDUCTED PREFLIGHT, CHECKED WEATHER THROUGH FOREFLIGHT. THE SKY WAS CLEAR; IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH NOTHING NOTABLE BESIDE A LITTLE WIND. START, WARMUP, RUNUP AND TAKEOFF FROM DKK WAS UNEVENTFUL. TOOK OFF VIA RUNWAY 26, NO PROBLEM, HEADED TOWARD MONROE COUNTY. EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE BELOW 6,000', SO HE ELECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE. THIS ARMATURE-BUILT AIRCRAFT IS IN PHASE 1 OF TESTING. AT ALTITUDE THE MANEUVERS WERE GOING GREAT, ENGINE WAS GOOD, OVERALL, IT WAS FLYING BEAUTIFULLY. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO GO TO MNV FOR SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. COMING DOWN TO LAND ON APPROACH, PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE, LANDING NOSE HIGH, SOME DUE TO DESIGN, AND SOME DUE TO FULL FLAPS FOR THE SHORT FIELD MANEUVER WHICH RESULTED IN A LITTLE HIGHER NOSE.  THIS RESULTED IN THE PILOT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD BUT COULD SEE OFF TO SIDE. DURING THE ROLL OUT SUDDENLY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN BOUNCING AS IF IT WAS ON A ROUGH SURFACE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A GO AROUND, HOWEVER AT THAT MOMENT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE PLANE NOTING IT WAS ON ITS BELLY WITH DAMAGED LANDING GEAR, PROP, AND FRAME. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING LEFT OF CENTER THAT HE DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE SOD WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA099), Jan 19, 2026: Frankewich Walter S-21 Outbound (N88WL), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to compensate for gusty crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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