# NTSB WPR26LA326: Cessna 560XL, N562JL, Porterville, CA, September 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: September 1, 2026, 11:42 local (18:42 UTC)
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Coordinates: 36.02353, -119.05595 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0235&lon=-119.0559&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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA326
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203719/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA326

## Preliminary report

On September 1, 2026, about 1142 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 560XL airplane, N562JL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Porterville, California. The two pilots sustained minor injuries, and the four passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 business flight. A review of ADS-B data provided by the FAA showed that the airplane departed Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), Oakland, California, about 1106, and flew on a southeast track to its planned destination of Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV) Porterville, California. The data showed that the airplane reached a maximum cruise altitude of about 25,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The airplane lined up for final approach to runway 12. On about a 1 nautical mile final approach, the airplane’s altitude was about 1,000 ft msl and the groundspeed was about 245 knots. The last data point, about 1,800 ft from the runway threshold, showed the airplane about 600 ft msl, with a groundspeed of about 234 knots. According to the pilot, about 30 miles from the destination, the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) controller cleared them to descend to 16,000 ft msl. The controller then cleared them to descend to 9,000 ft msl followed by a descent to 6,000 ft msl. About 10 miles from PTV, they were about 5,000 ft msl and 250 knots. The controller then advised them of the airport’s location and the pilot cancelled his instrument flight rules clearance. On the visual straight in approach, the airplane was estimated to cross the runway threshold between 225-250 knots and floated about a third to halfway down the runway. Upon touchdown, the captain applied heavy braking. The airplane continued down the 5,960 ft long runway and then exited the end of the runway, breached a fence, crossed two roads, and came to rest in a field. The pilots and passengers safely egressed though the airplane’s main door. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane’s wings sustained substantial damage. The airplane wreckage was recovered to a secure facility.

## 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: [Cessna 560XL, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2076702), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N562JL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562JL), registered now, S/N 560-5248, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Registry model: [Cessna 560XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (registry code 2076702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545a) (registry code 52185, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 560-5248
- Year built: 2002
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 135
- Operator: Davis Air
- Registered owner: Monreve LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: OAK, Oakland, CA
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: PTV, Porterville Municipal Airport, runway 12, 5,960 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observed at: KPTV, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KPTV 011856Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02390117 $

## 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 20260901013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260901013219A), Sep 1, 2026: Cessna 560XL, Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. On September 1, 2026, a jet aircraft carrying two flight crew members and four passengers conducted an approach to Porterville, California. The flight crew…

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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