# NTSB WPR26LA238: Cessna A185F, N151PB, Angel Fire, NM, June 27, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 27, 2026, 09:23 local (15:23 UTC) - Place: Angel Fire, NM - Coordinates: 36.423297, -105.28888 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4233&lon=-105.2889&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 17, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 203285 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA238 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203285/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203285 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA238 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a crosswind. ## 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 A185F, 71 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072821), [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 A185F, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/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: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 75 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072821), [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 A185F, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, a strong gust of wind lifted the right wing, which resulted in the left wing tip striking the ground adjacent to the runway. The pilot initiated a go-around; however, after the airplane became airborne, the wind pushed the airplane to the left, and it settled into a ditch on the left side of the runway. Upon exiting the ditch, the airplane became airborne, and the wind pushed the airplane toward an airport perimeter fence. Subsequently, the left main landing gear struck the fence and the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, left horizontal stabilizer, and left elevator. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 17 with wind from 250° at 9 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N151PB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151PB), registered now, S/N 185-02146 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 185-02146 - Year built: 1973 - Engines: Continental IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SRR, Ruidoso, NM - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: AXX, Angel Fire, runway 17, 8,300 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 31, 2025; seat: left; flight hours: 601.2 total, 56.8 in this make and model, 538.1 as pilot in command, 36.7 in the last 90 days, 16.3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 9 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.28 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: KAXX - METAR: METAR KAXX 271535Z AUTO 25009G18KT 200V280 10SM CLR 19/07 A3028 RMK AO2 T01860070 ## 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 20260627006459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260627006459A), Jun 27, 2026: Cessna A185F, Angel Fire, NM, Destroyed. On June 27, 2026, at 0932 MDT, a Cessna A185F aircraft bearing registration number [privacy data omitted], registered to a private owner, lost control on roll… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 17, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203285. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20774610&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 584 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20767967&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20array-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.