# Accident 20100922045459A: Sport Plane LIGHTNING, Glendale, AZ, September 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2010, 09:43 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING (registry code 056262L, https://openairdocs.org/model/sport-plane-dynamics-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPORT PLANE LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922045459A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT LOCATION WAS THE GEU AIRPORT. THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS ON IT'S FIRST FLIGHT WITH THE BUILDER/PILOT PLUS A PASSENGER ABOARD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE FRONT LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS BENT UP AND UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THERE IS IMPACT DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. THE PROPELLER WAS SHEERED OFF. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE.  BOTH THE PILOT IN COMMAND (MR. ED RICKS) AND THE PASSENGER (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) REPORTED NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. BASED ON THE ACCIDENT HAPPENING DURING LANDING, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS PILOT ERROR - FAILURE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 WPR10CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA467), Sep 22, 2010: Sport Plane Dynamics Lightning (N121L), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N121L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20121024022509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024022509A), Oct 24, 2012: Sport Plane Dynamics LLC LIGHTNING (N121L), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. On October 24, 2012, at approximately 10:40AM, while landing on runway 05 at Casa Grande airport (cgz), the pilot in command made a hard landing. The initial…

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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