# NTSB ERA26LA320: Hawker Beechcraft 400A, N199TT, Newark, NJ, August 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 27, 2026, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Newark, NJ · Runway
- Coordinates: 40.692481, -74.168688
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: Textron Aviation, FAA CMO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA320
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203708/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA320

## Preliminary report

On August 27, 2026, about 1625 eastern daylight time, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 400A airplane, N199TT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey. The airline transport pilot and commercial pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The airplane departed from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK), Nantucket, Massachusetts, destined for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark, New Jersey. At 1615 the airplane was vectored to the ILS runway 22L approach for landing at EWR. According to the pilots, the automated terminal information service (ATIS) was reporting 1 1/2 miles visibility with thunderstorms and rain showers. The captain, who was the pilot monitoring during the initial approach observed and called out the runway approach lighting and runway environment. He then took over the controls from the copilot and continued flying the approach. During short final approach, a sudden heavy rain shower appeared, and both pilots lost sight of the runway. According to the pilots, the captain executed a go-around; however, the airplane continued to descend. The copilot stated they experienced possible wind shear and a loss of airspeed. The airplane’s right wing dropped, dragged across the runway surface and impacted several runway edge lights. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the right wing leading edge and right flap; the wing sustained dents and a puncture to the leading edge. The right flap could not be fully retracted and remained partially deployed. The airplane subsequently climbed and the pilots diverted to Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, about 15 nautical miles to the northwest. During the flight to MMU, the pilots declared an emergency due to flight control issues after which the airplane landed without further incident. The airplane’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR), Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), and nonvolatile memory from other avionics were secured for download.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) (defining event); cases with it: [Hawker Beechcraft 400A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=4220001), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N199TT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199TT), registered now, S/N RK-550, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP 400A
- Registry model: [Hawker Beechcraft 400A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-400a) (registry code 4220001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5r) (registry code 52285, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: RK-550
- Year built: 2008
- Airframe hours: 7447
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Central Iowa Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: Central Iowa Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, April 29, 2026, 38 hours before
- Destination: MMU, Morristown, NJ
- Airport: EWR, Newark Liberty Intl, runway 22L, 9,999 × 150 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Onboard weather, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 0.75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: EWR, 1 nm away
- METAR: SPECI KEWR 272019Z 18015G22KT 3/4SM R04R/1800V2800FT +TSRA BR FEW007 BKN032CB OVC050 22/22 A3001 RMK AO2 FRQ LTGICCG OHD TS OHD MOV NE P0060 T02220217 $

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.

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