# Accident 20260901013219A: Cessna 560XL, Porterville, CA, September 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2026, 11:43 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DV7A
- Location: 36.0235° N, 119.0559° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0235&lon=-119.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545A (registry code 52185, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260901013219A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, A JET AIRCRAFT CARRYING TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS AND FOUR PASSENGERS CONDUCTED AN APPROACH TO PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT CREW EXECUTED AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH CHARACTERIZED BY A STEEP DESCENT PROFILE AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, RECORDING A DESCENT RATE EXCEEDING 4,000 FEET PER MINUTE AND AN AIRSPEED 160 KNOTS ABOVE THE REFERENCE LANDING SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT A LOW ALTITUDE.THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE RUNWAY MIDPOINT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT AND THE WING FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED. THIS LEFT INSUFFICIENT REMAINING RUNWAY DISTANCE TO SAFELY STOP, RESULTING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, BREACHED THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, TRAVERSED AN ADJACENT ROADWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN A DIRT FIELD. IMPACT FORCES SHEARED THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES AND COMPROMISED THE FUEL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN AN ACTIVE FUEL LEAK. FOLLOWING THE GROUND IMPACT, BOTH ENGINES CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. ALL SIX OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT REPORTED INJURIES.POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE WING FLAPS WERE IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION, THE ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS WERE STOWED, AND THE ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. FIRST RESPONDERS SUBSEQUENTLY SECURED THE ENGINES AND CONTAINED THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 WPR26LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA326), Sep 1, 2026: Cessna 560XL (N562JL), Porterville, CA, 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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