# Accident 20260116000559A: Honda HA-420, Amarillo, TX, January 16, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2026, 11:53 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Rick Husband Amarillo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2194° N, 101.7059° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2194&lon=-101.7059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Honda HA-420 (registry code 4400000, https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE Honda HF-120 (registry code 30200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-honda-hf-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HONDA HA-420
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260116000559A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 16, 2026, AT 1154 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A HONDA HA-420 AIRPLANE, WAS

SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE

TRANSPORT PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT 1.5 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE AND WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, A YELLOW CREW

ALERTING SYSTEM (CAS) MESSAGE FOR AN AIR DATA COMPUTER APPEARED. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, A

YELLOW CAS MESSAGE FOR A LOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM APPEARED. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO

LAND AT RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AMARILLO, TEXAS. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE

LOST BRAKE PRESSURE DURING TAXI. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKES

LOCKED UP. WHEN HE RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE AIRPLANE LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING

CAPABILITY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST ALL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE’S LEFT WING STRUCK A PARKED DEICE

TRUCK, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT SAID HE POWERED DOWN THE AIRPLANE, AND THE

PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN26LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA096), Jan 16, 2026: Honda HA-420 (N949LL), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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