Piper PA-32-300 accident near West Kingston, Rhode Island, September 9, 2026

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

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.

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Photographs from the investigation 8 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them

Photograph 4 – Skid marks off side of runwayPhotograph 5 – Skid marks leaving end of runwayPhotograph 6 – Substantial damage to engine mountPhotograph 7 – Minor damage to right wing from fencePhotograph 8 – Minor damage to left wing from fence

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