# Incident 20080424832989I: Thomps LIGHTNING, Green Valley, AZ, April 24, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2008, 06:45 local time
- Place: Green Valley, AZ
- Airport: Ruby Star Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9092° N, 111.1210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUBY STAR AIRPARK (14AZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9092&lon=-111.1210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson Johnny LIGHTNING (registry code 05622TW, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-johnny-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMPS LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080424832989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING, BENDING THE NOSE STRUT AND CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR FORK TO SHEAR OFF. AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SLID FOR 100 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. PILOT HAD 1 HOUR TOTAL TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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