# Accident 20260107004459A: Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, New Port Richey, FL, January 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2026, 16:00 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Hidden Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2856° N, 82.6377° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2856&lon=-82.6377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929XS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929XS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS (registry code 05642TN, https://openairdocs.org/model/devesh-tiwary-lightning-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IOX340 series (registry code 17490, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iox340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEVESH TIWARY LIGHTNING XS
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IOX340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 737 total, 33 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260107004459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA26LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA090), Jan 7, 2026: Devesh Tiwary Lightning XS (N929XS), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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