# Accident 20160625009869A: Hubbard William H LIGHTNING, Kokomo, IN, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 11:15 local time
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5319° N, 86.0550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5319&lon=-86.0550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hubbard William H LIGHTNING (registry code 05622W6, https://openairdocs.org/model/hubbard-william-h-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUBBARD WILLIAM H LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625009869A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 25, 2016, AT 11:15 PM EDT, AS HE WAS MAKING A NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KOKOMO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OKK) IN KOKOMO, INDIANA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE?S LEFT WING IMPACTED WITH A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND A LIGHTED RUNWAY MARKER DURING THE RUNWAY EXCURSION. THE COMPOSITE LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## 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 GAA16CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA334), Jun 25, 2016: Hubbard William H Lightning (N316H), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare at night, which resulted in an impact with a runway light and runway sign.

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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