# Accident 20160824014079A: Skys Open Sport Aviation LLC LIGHTNING, St Augustine, FL, August 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skys Open Sport LIGHTNING (registry code 05630S8, https://openairdocs.org/model/skys-open-sport-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYS OPEN SPORT AVIATION LLC LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 9 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824014079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 13 ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA (SGJ), ABOUT TEN FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND SHEER (CROSSWIND APPROXIMATE GUST OF 30 KNOTS AS REPORTED BY AIRPORT). THE EFFECTS OF THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE NOSE TO DIP DOWN, CAUSING AN IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THAT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO SHEAR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRASSY AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AND THE FIREWALL, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE  NOSE GEAR MOUNT.

## 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 GAA16CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA502), Aug 24, 2016: Arion Skys Open Sport Lightning (N481SL), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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