# Incident 20160506007699I: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1, Camarillo, CA, May 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2016, 11:41 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2138° N, 119.0944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2138&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341AL-2016-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 (registry code 060006O, https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506007699I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 26 AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT (KCMA), CAMARILLO, CA, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND PROPELLER TIPS STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND BREAKING OFF.

INCIDENT PILOT INDICATED WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WINDY, WITH WIND GUSTS UPON LANDING. PILOT FURTHER STATED PASSENGER WAS VERY TALKATIVE, AND OVERCOOPERATIVE IN ASSISTING WITH LANDING. PILOT INDICATES HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N341AL (2)

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

- [Accident 20160802012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012739A), Aug 2, 2016: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 (N341AL), Van Nuys, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Accident pilot was performing touch-and-go maneuvers on runway 16L, at Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA. During his final touch-and-go maneuver, he landed hard,…
- [Incident 20150304003189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150304003189I), Mar 4, 2015: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 (N341AL), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated a gust of wind moved aircraft off of the runway 10 feet, gust of wind then quit and aircraft came down hard breaking the nose gear, aircraft…

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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