# Accident 20160802012739A: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1, Van Nuys, CA, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 13:22 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1981° N, 118.4853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1981&lon=-118.4853&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012739A

## Narrative

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

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, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BREAKING OF FROM THE AXLE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED TO VAN NUYS ATCT SOMETHING BANGING, AND REQUESTED THE CONTROLLER TO VISUALLY CHECK WHAT IT WAS. THE VNY ATCT CONTROLLER STATED, "YOUR LEFT MAIN GEAR IS DANGLING." PILOT STATED TO THE CONTROLLER, "WHAT SHOULD I DO?" THE CONTROL ASKED THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IF HE WANTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING, WHICH THE PILOT RESPONDED HE DID.

SHORTLY AFTER CLIMB OUT, ON RUNWAY 16L, ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN, EAST BOUND, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, CROSSING ABOVE VALJEAN STREET, IN VAN NUYS, CA. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CLIPPED SEVERAL TELEPHONE POLE CABLES. THE IMPACT OF THE LEFT WING TO THE TELEPHONE POLE CABLES SNAPPED THE TELEPHONE POLE FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED FORWARD ON TOP OF A PARKED VEHICLE, EVENTUALLY CRASHING IN BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS: 16149 HART ST AND 16145 HART ST, VAN NUYS, CA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 WPR16FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA157), Aug 2, 2016: Arion Lightning LS-1 (N341AL), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent impact with a building. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N341AL (2)

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

- [Incident 20160506007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506007699I), May 6, 2016: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 (N341AL), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Incident aircraft landed hard on runway 26 at Camarillo Airport (kcma), Camarillo, CA, resulting in a collapsed nose wheel assembly, and propeller tips…
- [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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