What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/21/2026 around 16:30 a Cessna 150 converted to tail wheel landing gear configuration was involved in a landing accident at Ohkay Owingeh (E14) airport new Mexico. Around 15:30 the aircraft departed klam with 1 pilot and 1 passenger on a part 91 flight intending to do some practice touch and go landings at E14. Pilot selected rwy 16 for a downwind landing. Aircraft touched down rwy 16 and decelerated to under 10 knots. Throttle was advanced to initiate a takeoff and flaps were still down when the aircraft was hit with a gust of wind. Pilot reported right wing lifting, aircraft weather vaned into the wind, and tail lifted. Throttle, rudder and aileron inputs were non effective. Tail continued to lift and the prop started hitting the ground. Aircraft came to rest off the west side of the runway. Neither the pilot nor passenger reported injuries. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/21/2026 AROUND 16:30 A CESSNA 150 CONVERTED TO TAIL WHEEL LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT OHKAY OWINGEH (E14) AIRPORT NEW MEXICO. AROUND 15:30 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLAM WITH 1 PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ON A PART 91 FLIGHT INTENDING TO DO SOME PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT E14. PILOT SELECTED RWY 16 FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RWY 16 AND DECELERATED TO UNDER 10 KNOTS. THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO INITIATE A TAKEOFF AND FLAPS WERE STILL DOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND. PILOT REPORTED RIGHT WING LIFTING, AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND, AND TAIL LIFTED. THROTTLE, RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS WERE NON EFFECTIVE. TAIL CONTINUED TO LIFT AND THE PROP STARTED HITTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER REPORTED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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