# NTSB CEN26LA121: Cessna 140, N2221V, Antigo, WI, February 16, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 16, 2026, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Antigo, WI - Coordinates: 45.15395, -89.110617 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1540&lon=-89.1106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202482 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA121 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202482/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202482 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA121 ## 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. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: snow/ice](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022060): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 140, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022060/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 67 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022060/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 46 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 49 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction reported that while practicing takeoffs and landings, the airplane touched down to the left of the runway centerline, and the tailwheel bounced a couple times. The pilot receiving instruction attempted to correct with opposite rudder; however, he overcorrected to the right. The flight instructor took over flight controls and attempted to correct with left brake and rudder; however, the airplane exited the right side of the runway into deep snow, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. The pilot and instructor both reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2221V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2221V), registered now, S/N 14452 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 (UNDESIGNATED SERIES) - Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 14452 - Year built: 1947 - Airframe hours: 2873.5 - Engines: Continental Aerospace Technologies Inc. C90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Northwoods Gateway Aviation, doing business as Northwoods Gateway Aviation - Registered owner: Stone Wall Acres - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 10, 2025, 27 hours before - Departed: AIG, Antigo, WI - Destination: AIG, Antigo, WI - Airport: AIG, Langlade County, runway 27, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 22; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 24, 2025; seat: right; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,011 total, 76 in this make and model, 815 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review June 16, 2025; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 628 total, 3 in this make and model, 618 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.82 inHg - Observed at: AIG - METAR: METAR KAIG 162035Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2982 RMK AO2 T00891003 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260216002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260216002099A), Feb 16, 2026: Cessna 140, Antigo, WI, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 30, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202482. 4.6 MB in all. - Pilot receiving instruction aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20152292&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA121%206120.1%20Pilot%20recv%20instruction%20Redacted-Rel.pdf - Flight instructor aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 2, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20152563&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA121%206120.1%20Instructor%20Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 696 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20151626&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA121%20NTSB%20photo%20list%20redacted-Rel.pdf - Release of aircraft wreckage, NTSB form 6120.15 (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 505 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20150943&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN26LA121%20NTSB%20Release%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.