# Accident 20260424005539A: Piper PA-34-220T, Kissimmee, FL, April 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2026, 13:55 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2904° N, 81.4376° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2904&lon=-81.4376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6XT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 68 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260424005539A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND THE LEFT ENGINE IMPACTED A TREE. A SMALL POST CRASH FIRE OF UNDETERMINED CAUSE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE TO THE ENGINES, PROPELLERS, WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA26LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA189), Apr 24, 2026: Piper PA-34-220T (N6XT), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fracture of the left main landing gear trunnion during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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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