# Incident 20170601005239I: Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa SKY ARROW LSA, Lafayette, IN, June 1, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2017, 18:56 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA (registry code 060009J, https://openairdocs.org/model/magnaghi-aeronautica-sky-arrow-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA SPA SKY ARROW LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601005239I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A 2013 MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA SKY SPARROW LSA N458SA SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF) LOCATED AT LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO PHILLY SPORT PILOT LLC AND LEASED AND OPERATED BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ABLE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.

THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOUR TOUCH AND GO'S AND ONE LANDING TO A FULL STOP. ON THE FORTH TOUCH AND GO, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED A SLIGHT SHIMMY ON TOUCH DOWN. HE APPLIED A LITTLE BACK PRESSURE, IT REDUCED AND HE ATTRIBUTED IT TO A SLIGHT CROSSWIND AND CONTINUED. UPON LANDING TO A FULL STOP, A SHIMMY WAS FELT THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN A GRINDING WAS HEARD THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED POWER, CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY, SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER. THE TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRMED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE RUNWAY CLOSED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE TOWED TO THE RAMP.

## Other reports on N458SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20220627011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011349A), Jun 27, 2022: Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa SKY ARROW LSA (N458SA), West Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. On June 26th, 2022, at approximately 13:35 eastern standard time a Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa Sky Arrow Lsa aircraft, [privacy data omitted]; veered off of…

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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