# Accident 20220627011349A: Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa SKY ARROW LSA, West Lafayette, IN, June 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2022, 13:35 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4234° N, 86.9031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4234&lon=-86.9031&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA292), Jun 27, 2022: Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY Arrow LSA (N458SA), West Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while landing in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N458SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170601005239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601005239I), Jun 1, 2017: Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa SKY ARROW LSA (N458SA), Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. On June 1, 2017 at approximately 1900 eastern standard time, a 2013 Magnaghi aeronautica sky sparrow LSA N458SA sustained minor damage following nose gear…

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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