# Accident 20260422004539A: Piper PA-28-160, Lanett, AL, April 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2026, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lanett, AL
- Airport: Lanett Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8118° N, 85.2295° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8118&lon=-85.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5958W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5958W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 94 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260422004539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA26LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA185), Apr 22, 2026: Piper PA-28-160 (N5958W), Lanett, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with taxiway sign.

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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