# Accident 20121024022509A: Sport Plane Dynamics LLC LIGHTNING, Casa Grande, AZ, October 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9547° N, 111.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9547&lon=-111.7667&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 DYNAMICS LLC LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024022509A

## Narrative

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

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 IMPACT CAUSED HIS AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE PROPELLING IT INTO A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT FAILED TO REGAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND A SECOND TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OVER DIRT AND UN-LEVEL TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 160 YARDS FROM THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WHICH INDUCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE AS WELL AS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS.

## 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 WPR13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA028), Oct 24, 2012: Sport Plane Dynamics Lightning (N121L), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow specified procedures for an aborted landing and loss of control during the attempt.

## Other reports on N121L (1)

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

- [Accident 20100922045459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922045459A), Sep 22, 2010: Sport Plane LIGHTNING (N121L), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. 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…

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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