# Accident 20110302002929A: Arion Aircr LIGHTNING L, Brownsville, TX, March 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2011, 12:45 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9039° N, 97.4222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9039&lon=-97.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 (registry code 060006O, https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARION AIRCR LIGHTNING L
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302002929A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AFTER SEVERAL BOUNCES THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT VERY HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN11CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA215), Mar 2, 2011: Arion Lightning (N125GD), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, resulting in a loss of control and a hard landing.

## Other reports on N125GD (1)

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

- [Accident 20110702013609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702013609A), Jul 2, 2011: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 (N125GD), Garden City, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot was making practice takeoffs and landings, in winds of 18 knots, aligned with the runway. On his final landing, the pilot got slow and stalled the…

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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