# Accident 20260403002629A: Cessna A185F, Luverne, MN, April 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2026, 10:19 local time
- Place: Luverne, MN
- Airport: Luverne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6167° N, 96.2178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6167&lon=-96.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 38,400 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260403002629A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT FLEW TO AN AIRPORT FOR TAILWHEEL LANDING TRAINING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE INCLUDED RAIN AND WINDS REPORTED AT 050 AT 8 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS. WHEN LANDING ON RWY 36 AND ON ROLLOUT, THE STUDENT BEGAN TO DRIFT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT, INTO THE WIND, AND TOWARD A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL, BUT THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED ITS COURSE INTO THE GRASS. AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, PROPELLER, AND BOTH WINGS.

## 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 CEN26LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA158), Apr 3, 2026: Cessna A185 (N430RP), Luverne, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a gusting crosswind landing, and 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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