# Accident 20260216002099A: Cessna 140, Antigo, WI, February 16, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2026, 14:30 local time
- Place: Antigo, WI
- Airport: Langlade County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1540° N, 89.1106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1540&lon=-89.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2221V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2221V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,011 total, 76 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260216002099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN26LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA121), Feb 16, 2026: Cessna 140 (N2221V), Antigo, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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