# NTSB ERA26LA090: Devesh Tiwary Lightning XS, N929XS, New Port Richey, FL, January 7, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 7, 2026, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: New Port Richey, FL - Coordinates: 28.28556, -82.637703 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2856&lon=-82.6377&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202279 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA090 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202279/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202279 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA090 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05642TN), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05642TN), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=05642TN), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05642TN), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05642TN), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05642TN), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was attempting to land the airplane on a 4,425-ft-long asphalt runway. During his first approach, the airplane was too high and he performed a go-around. During the second approach, the airplane floated for about 1,000 ft in ground effect before touchdown. The pilot applied gently braking initially, but then heavier braking as the airplane neared the end of the runway. During the heavy braking, the airplane veered left off the runway and onto grass. It traveled into a ditch before coming to rest upright. The forward portion of the fuselage, including the engine mounts, were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N929XS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929XS), registered now, S/N 205, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DEVESH TIWARY LIGHTNING XS - Registry model: [Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS](https://openairdocs.org/model/devesh-tiwary-lightning-xs) (registry code 05642TN) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IOX340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iox340-series) (registry code 17490, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 205 - Year built: 2025 - Airframe hours: 43 - Engines: Continental IOX-340 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 25, 2025, 43 hours before - Departed: DAB, Daytona Beach, FL - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: FA40, Hidden Lake Airport, runway 23, 4,425 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Satellite tracking device, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 9, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 737 total, 35 in this make and model, 628 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KTPA, 20 nm away - METAR: METAR KTPA 072053Z COR 21005KT 10SM FEW050 24/19 A3004 RMK SLP172 T02390194 56011 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260107004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260107004459A), Jan 7, 2026: Devesh Tiwary LIGHTNING XS, New Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing at airport when the pilot failed to land on the runway. The runway distance was overshot causing the aircraft to run off the runway and end… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202279. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19805602&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for the record - FAA inspector (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 64 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19796553&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 4 photos, 615 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19796443&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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