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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS · New Port Richey, FL · January 7, 2026

Date: January 7, 2026 · 16:00 local
Place: New Port Richey, FL
Airport: Hidden Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N929XS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA26LA090
Reported as: Devesh Tiwary Lightning XS
Reported engine: Continental IOX340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 737 total33 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N929XSRegistered now · Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XSS/N 205 · Built 2025 Airframe modelDevesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS Engine modelContinental IOX340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was landing at airport when the pilot failed to land on the runway. The runway distance was overshot causing the aircraft to run off the runway and end up in a ravine at the end of the runway causing substantial damage to the aircraft including the firewall and engine mount. There were no injuries to the pilot on board.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING AT AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY DISTANCE WAS OVERSHOT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY AND END UP IN A RAVINE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA26LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNew Port Richey, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.Jan 7, 2026 · Substantial damage