# N106AL: 2011 Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-nicholas-l-lightning) (registry code 05622US, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 111
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 2011
- Certificate issued: February 21, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A01B09
- Registered owner: [Murphy Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20PETER)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6218° N, 106.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87507, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=106AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106AL

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR19LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA132), May 1, 2019: Otterback Lightning (N106AL), Woodland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20230423003589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230423003589I), Apr 23, 2023: Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING (N106AL), Belen, NM, Minor damage. On April 23, 2023, at 1015 MST, an Otterback Nicholas L Lightning, [privacy data omitted]experienced a nose gear collapse at Belen Regional Airport in Belen,…
- [Accident 20190501003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003749A), May 1, 2019: Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING (N106AL), Woodland, WA, Substantial damage. At approximately 1030AM N106AL was making an approach into Woodland WA airport (W27). Engine quit on final and aircraft touched down without incident. While…

## Reports on N106AL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N106AL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19891022055439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022055439I), Oct 22, 1989: Bolkms BO105S (N106AL), Cameron, LA. NR2 engine lost power. Precautionary landing. Foreign object damage to engine compressor. Had failed stator vane.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2023FA0000239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2023FA0000239), Apr 23, 2023: UNKNOWN. FRACTURED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LEG SNAPPED IN TWO ON TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N106AL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N106AL before.

- [Cancelled 2006-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106AL-2006-02-23): Bell 412EP, S/N 36378. Exported to Nigeria. Owner: [Air Logistics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LOGISTICS%20LLC), [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)

## Related

- Other Otterback Nicholas L LIGHTNING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/otterback-nicholas-l-lightning/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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