No fatalities
23 Sep 2025: PIPER PA-32R-300 — White Plains, NY
On 23 Sep 2025, a PIPER PA-32R-300 was involved in an aviation accident near White Plains, NY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper glidepath during a night visual approach, which resulted in a collision with the runway lighting system. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper glidepath during a night visual approach, which resulted in a collision with the runway lighting system. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s momentary disorientation due to glare from the runway approach lighting system.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Descent/approach/glide path — Not attained/maintainedEffect on personnelAwareness of condition