20260525009549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American AA-1A · Cowley, WY · May 25, 2026

Date
May 25, 2026 · 08:00 local
Place
Cowley, WY
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6440L
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA201
Reported as
American AA-1A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total40 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Student pilot lost control on landing, bounced and went off runway and hit irrigation ditch and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, BOUNCED AND WENT OFF RUNWAY AND HIT IRRIGATION DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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