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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Lanett, AL · April 22, 2026

Date
April 22, 2026 · 18:15 local
Place
Lanett, AL
Airport
Lanett Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5958W
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA185
Reported as
Piper PA-28-160
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total94 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot approached runway and landed long, during rollout, pilot lost control and left the paved portion of the runway, striking a runway marker and sign before coming to rest in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY AND LANDED LONG, DURING ROLLOUT, PILOT LOST CONTROL AND LEFT THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY MARKER AND SIGN BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS.

NTSB investigation

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