# NTSB ERA26LA336: Piper PA-32-300, N4056W, West Kingston, RI, September 9, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 9, 2026, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: West Kingston, RI · OVERRAN THE END OF RUNWAY 11 FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE ROAD. - Coordinates: 41.48905, -71.616476 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4890&lon=-71.6165&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 15, 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): 203785 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA336 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203785/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203785 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA336 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to bring the airplane to a stop on the available runway, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## 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: [Piper PA-32-300, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis While enroute, the pilot elected to divert the flight to an airport that was equipped with a single 2,129 ft-long runway. The pilot described a normal approach over trees at the approach end of the runway and that the airplane touched down about ¼ of the way down the runway. About mid-field, he stated that he did not feel that the airplane was slowing normally. He elected not to abort the landing and applied maximum braking. The airplane departed the right side of the runway before passing the runway end and rolling down an embankment and through a wooden fence. The engine mount was substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, nor were any discrepancies of the airplane’s flaps or brakes discovered during a postaccident examination. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4056W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4056W), registered now, S/N 32-40081, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300 - Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32-40081 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 3550 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Highwing Flyers Inc - Registered owner: Highwing Flyers Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2026 - Departed: MVY, West Tisbury, RI - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 08R, Richmond, runway 11, 2,129 × 30 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 20, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 1,850 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: OQU, 11 nm away - METAR: METAR KOQU 091550Z 18011KT 10SM FEW070 24/20 A3019 ## 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 20260909012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909012959A), Sep 9, 2026: Piper PA-32-300, West Kingston, MA, Substantial damage. On September 9, 2026, [privacy data omitted], a Piper PA-32, departed from martha’s vineyard airport (kmvy) and traveled to richmond airport (08R) in West… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 15, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203785. 12.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20984446&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 101 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20997578&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Pilor%20Interview_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Airplane landing performance chart (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 425 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20997067&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=PA-32-300%20Landing%20Perf%20Chart-Rel.pdf - FAA statement of airplane examination (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 170 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=21021013&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Statement%20of%20Flap%20and%20Brake%20Functionality%20for%20Aircraft%20N4056W-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 5, PDF, 9 pages, 8 photos, 5.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20985480&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20-%20save%20as%20adobe_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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