# NTSB WPR26LA298: Cessna A185F, N185, Reno, NV, August 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 8, 2026, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV · open flat desert terrain
- Coordinates: 40.13, -119.9 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1300&lon=-119.9000&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: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA298
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203566/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA298

## 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 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)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N185](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185), registered now, S/N 18502582, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502582
- Year built: 1974
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Jcl Corp
- Registered owner: Jcl Corp
- Destination: Same as departure

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observed at: KRNO, 38 nm away
- METAR: METAR KRNO 081655Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT100 BKN140 29/07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP157 FU DSNT W T02940067 $

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.

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