What happened
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On January 30, 2011 at approximately 1545 EST, an arion Lightning, experimental (N324AL), serial # 59, landed hard on second attempt to land and ran off runway 18 at eagles nest airport (FD44), Crescent City, Florida. The flight was conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with only the pilot onboard. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted. The aircraft left main wheel separated the aircraft on the 2nd bounce causing it to veer left off the runway and impacting a small tree with the left wing. Pilot was not injured. The aircraft damage was substantial. Based on the pilot's statement, this inspector recommends a 44709 reexamination of the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 30, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 EST, AN ARION LIGHTNING, EXPERIMENTAL (N324AL), SERIAL # 59, LANDED HARD ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AND RAN OFF RUNWAY 18 AT EAGLES NEST AIRPORT (FD44), CRESCENT CITY, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH ONLY THE PILOT ONBOARD. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE 2ND BOUNCE CAUSING IT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING A SMALL TREE WITH THE LEFT WING. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. BASED ON THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THIS INSPECTOR RECOMMENDS A 44709 REEXAMINATION OF THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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