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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Antigo, WI · February 16, 2026

Date
February 16, 2026 · 14:30 local
Place
Antigo, WI
Airport
Langlade County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2221V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA121
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,011 total76 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Training flight with a student to conduct tail wheel training. Upon first landing, the aircraft veered to the right. CFI attempted to correct with left brake and rudder but appeared there was no response. Not enough speed or room to attempt a go around attempted to stop the aircraft prior to going off the runway. Upon hitting the grass at the edge of the runway, pulled the mixture out to shut off the engine. At minimal speed, hit some snow which caused the aircraft to flip over and caused prop damage, top of rudder and vertical stabilizer damage, wrinkling of the wing fabric and engine cowl damage.

As the FAA filed it

TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT TO CONDUCT TAIL WHEEL TRAINING. UPON FIRST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. CFI ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER BUT APPEARED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. NOT ENOUGH SPEED OR ROOM TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO GOING OFF THE RUNWAY. UPON HITTING THE GRASS AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, PULLED THE MIXTURE OUT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AT MINIMAL SPEED, HIT SOME SNOW WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAUSED PROP DAMAGE, TOP OF RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER DAMAGE, WRINKLING OF THE WING FABRIC AND ENGINE COWL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.