HondaJet Elite II Overruns Runway at Alpine Airport in Wyoming

A HondaJet Elite II overran the runway at Alpine Airport in Wyoming on October 21, according to an Aviation Safety Network occurrence record. The aircraft, registered N751BP, reportedly continued into grass beyond the paved surface after landing.

ASN lists two people aboard, no fatalities and substantial aircraft damage. A detailed injury outcome has not been independently verified. The database describes a wet runway, but the cause of the overrun has not been established in a publicly available investigation report.

What is known about the Alpine HondaJet overrun

The occurrence record identifies the aircraft as a 2023-built Honda HA-420 HondaJet Elite II, serial number 42000245. Publicly available information about the landing remains limited.

BizJet Journal had not located a published FAA or NTSB investigation narrative for the Alpine occurrence at publication. Details such as the landing direction, touchdown point, approach speed, wind and braking-system operation remain unverified.

Alpine Airport’s runway and mountain setting

FAA airport information reproduced by AirNav lists Alpine’s single asphalt runway, 13/31, as 5,827 feet long and 70 feet wide. The airport sits at an elevation of 5,637 feet above sea level and is privately owned, open to the public and without a control tower.

Those dimensions alone cannot establish whether a particular landing had adequate stopping distance. FAA landing-performance guidance calls for consideration of the aircraft’s weight and configuration, airport elevation, temperature, wind, runway condition, approach speed and touchdown point, among other factors. The necessary flight-specific information has not been published for N751BP.

FAA had already highlighted HondaJet runway excursions

The Alpine report comes after a May 1, 2026 FAASTeam safety notice addressing Honda HA-420 runway excursions. The FAA said the type was experiencing excursions at a higher rate than similar aircraft and cited 39 reported lateral excursions and runway overruns since certification.

That figure was a combined total at the time of the notice, covering aircraft leaving the sides as well as the ends of runways. It should be read with that scope and date in mind.

The FAA said departures from Aircraft Flight Manual techniques had been a factor in a significant number of the events it reviewed. Its recommendations covered the prescribed landing technique, reference speeds, crosswind limits and performance calculations appropriate to wet or contaminated runways.

The notice also pointed operators to Honda’s wet-and-contaminated-runway performance supplements and takeoff-and-landing data resources, including guidance for the Elite II. These fleet-level recommendations provide context; they do not determine what happened at Alpine.

Previous HondaJet runway overruns

Earlier HondaJet investigations illustrate why each overrun needs its own evidence. Some established operational causes, while another could not explain the aircraft’s unexpectedly low deceleration.

Montréal/St-Hubert, March 2022: reduced deceleration remained unexplained

On March 7, 2022, HondaJet C-FJJT overran Runway 06L at Montréal/St-Hubert Airport in Quebec and stopped about 700 feet beyond the runway end. All six occupants were uninjured, and the aircraft was undamaged.

In final report A22Q0025, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board found that the crew flew a stabilized approach and touched down in the touchdown zone at an appropriate speed on a wet runway. Deceleration was substantially below expectations. Investigators could not determine why, despite examining the aircraft’s braking system and other possible factors.

Pittsburgh, March 2022: unstable approach and a long landing

Two days later, on March 9, HondaJet N903JT overran the runway at Pittsburgh–Allegheny County Airport. The two pilots and one passenger were uninjured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The NTSB’s final report, ERA22LA150, attributed the accident to the crew continuing an unstable approach, resulting in a long landing on a contaminated runway. It identified the captain’s full application of the emergency brake as a contributing factor because it induced hydroplaning. Investigators did not identify a preimpact braking-system malfunction.

Summerville, May 2023: performance calculations and excess speed

On May 18, 2023, HondaJet N255HJ overran a wet runway during a night landing at Summerville Airport in South Carolina. The pilot and five passengers escaped without injury before a post-impact fire consumed much of the aircraft.

In final report ERA23FA235, the NTSB attributed the excursion to incorrect calculations of approach speed and required landing distance, which led to a fast touchdown with insufficient runway remaining. The report also documented a brake-valve testing anomaly that was not consistently reproduced; investigators could not determine whether it contributed to the reported loss of braking action.

Falcon Field, November 2024: a fatal takeoff overrun

A separate HondaJet overrun occurred during takeoff at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, on November 5, 2024. N57HP went beyond Runway 22L and struck a vehicle outside the airport. Four people aboard the aircraft and the vehicle’s driver died; one aircraft passenger suffered serious injuries.

The latest NTSB report reviewed, WPR25FA031, remains preliminary and establishes no probable cause. This was a takeoff event, a different phase of flight from the reported Alpine landing overrun.

What remains unresolved at Alpine

The FAA notice and earlier investigations make runway-excursion prevention a relevant part of the Alpine story. They cannot establish whether N751BP encountered a performance-planning problem, an unstable approach, reduced braking effectiveness or another issue.

For now, the reported wet surface is a condition to be examined, rather than a proven explanation. A reliable assessment will require evidence from the aircraft, the landing and the runway conditions at the time.