# Accident 20110702013609A: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1, Garden City, KS, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 19:11 local time
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Airport: Garden City Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9275° N, 100.7242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9275&lon=-100.7242&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 AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 16 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702013609A

## Narrative

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

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 AIRCRAFT AT ROUGHLY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUSELAGE SLID TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROP, ENGINE MOUNTS AND SPAR STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED. AN EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE RESULTED IN IT BEING JUDGED AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED AN ABRASION ON HIS ELBOW AS HIS ONLY INJURY.

## 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 CEN11CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA447), Jul 3, 2011: Arion Lightning LS-1 (N125GD), Garden City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

## Other reports on N125GD (1)

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

- [Accident 20110302002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302002929A), Mar 2, 2011: Arion Aircr LIGHTNING L (N125GD), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. 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…

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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