# Accident 20260705008609A: Ryan NAVION A, Newport, NH, July 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2026, 13:53 local time
- Place: Newport, NH
- Airport: Parlin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3903° N, 72.1949° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3903&lon=-72.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5205K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5205K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 984 total, 377 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705008609A

## Narrative

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

SOLO PIC MR. CONWAY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ENROUTE FROM KEENE, NH. THE APPROACH TO 2B3 WAS NORMAL AND THE CTAF WAS QUIET EXCEPT FOR ONE IN THE PATTERN. HE MADE REGULAR RADIO CALLS ENROUTE AND INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ASKING IF THE OTHER TRAFFIC INTENDED TO LAND BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. WHILE ON FINAL FOR GRASS RWY 30, (1,997 FEET LONG), MR. CONWAY, STATED HE PAUSED DESCENT MOMENTARILY AFTER HEARING OTHER TRAFFIC MAKING THEIR CALL FOR FINAL TO ADJACENT RWY 18, (TO MR. CONWAY'S RIGHT). MR. CONWAY REQUESTED THEY "HOLD OFF" AND THEY AGREED TO HOLD OFF LANDING 18. MR. CONWAY THEN CONTINUED DESCENT AND WAS CONFIGURED/COMMITTED TO LANDING RWY 30. HE FELT CONFIDENT OF STOPPING IN HIS USUAL 600 FEET, BUT AT THIS POINT HAD USED VALUABLE RUNWAY DISTANCE DURING THE PAUSED DESCENT. GO-AROUND WAS NOT EXECUTED DUE TO TALL TREES NEAR END OF RWY 30. 2B3 AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAS VIDEO TO SUPPORT THIS HIGH/FAST APPROACH. WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET REMAINING, TOUCHDOWN WAS FAST, HARD ON THE BRAKES, MR. CONWAY CONTEMPLATED PURPOSFULLY GROUND LOOPNG BUT DECIDED STRAIGHT INTO THE TREES AND BRUSH WOULD BE SAFER. THE AIRCRAFT WEDGED VIOLENTLY INTO MATURE HARDWOOD TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. CONWAY DOES NOT REMEMBER THE IMPACT OR EXTRACTION BY FIRST RESPONDERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER RESTRAINTS. (PILOT STATED PAUSING DESCENT WHILE DEALING WITH RADIO/TRAFFIC AVOIDANCE WAS CAUSAL TO LANDING LONG/OVERRUN RWY 30). HE STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMOLIES WITH HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND IN GOOD ORDER. -END

## 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 ERA26LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA263), Jul 5, 2026: Ryan Navion A (N5205K), Newport, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain an appropriate touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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