Thursday, February 26, 2026

Vans RV-12IS, N46TB, accident occurred on February 24, 2026, at Appleton International Airport (ATW/KATW), Appleton, Wisconsin

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N46TB

- History of Flight:
On February 24, 2026, at about 0948 local time, a Vans 12IS, N46TB, registered to Fly Barely LLC out of Manitowoc, WI, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Appleton International Airport (ATW/KATW), Appleton, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated from KATW at 0836 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft on a left circling maneuver after an instrument approach and left wing struck the runway." Based on ADS-B data, the airplane was originally on approach to runway 3 when it entered a left circling maneuver for runway 12 as seen in the figure. Winds at the time were from 190° at 14 knots, gusting 18 knots.

Figure: Approach to KATW as seen on Google Earth (ADS-B exchange data)

- Weather:

METAR KATW 241445Z 19014G21KT 10SM SCT120 M04/M09 A2973

METAR KATW 241545Z 18015G22KT 10SM BKN120 M03/M09 A2964 <<<<

METAR KATW 241645Z 19017G24KT 10SM SCT070 BKN110 M02/M09 A2959

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