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FAA accident report · Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA · West Lafayette, IN · June 27, 2022

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Date
June 27, 2022 · 13:35 local
Place
West Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N458SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA292
Reported as
Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY Arrow LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total39 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N458SARegistered now · Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSAS/N LSA 023 · Built 2013Airframe modelMagnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSAEngine modelRotax 912ULS24 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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 runway 28 after landing at Purdue University Airport (laf), West Lafayette, Indiana. The student pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft is privacy data omitted, operated by Purdue University as part of the able flight program under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations as a part 91 training flight. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed.

The flight was a solo cross country flight returning to the Purdue University Airport (laf). Wind conditions upon landing on runway 28 were from 300° at 8 knots gusting to 20 knots.

The aircraft experienced a hard landing. The left landing gear attach point and landing gear box fractured and became deformed, causing the left main landing gear to partially collapse which resulted in the aircraft veering off of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

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 RUNWAY 28 AFTER LANDING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF), WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY AS PART OF THE ABLE FLIGHT PROGRAM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS A PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.

THE FLIGHT WAS A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT RETURNING TO THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF). WIND CONDITIONS UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 WERE FROM 300° AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT AND LANDING GEAR BOX FRACTURED AND BECAME DEFORMED, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWest Lafayette, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while landing in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and a runway excursion.Jun 27, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N458SA · 1

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

Incident 20170601005239ILanding: Rollout · Lafayette, INOn 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…Jun 1, 2017 · Minor damage