# Accident 20220710011889A: Arion Aircraft LLC LIGHTNING LS-1, Indiana, PA, July 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2022, 10:45 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart F
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6311° N, 79.1015° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6311&lon=-79.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326AL-2023-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 (registry code 069001H, https://openairdocs.org/model/arion-lightning-ls-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 79 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710011889A

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY JULY 10, 2022, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING AN ARION AIRCRAFT LIGHTNING LS1G LIGHT SPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45AM LOCAL TIME AT THE JIMMY STEWART AIRPORT, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA (KIDI).  THE PILOT STATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM THE SOUTH CROSSING MIDFIELD TO JOIN THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 11.  MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THIS TIME. ALSO ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON A RIGHT BASE ENTRY FOR RUNWAY 11 WAS A HELICOPTER.  ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE ROTORWASH OF THE ARRIVING HELICOPTER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED BANKING LEFT THEN HARD TO THE RIGHT ENTERING A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IMPACTING THE RUNWAY WITH ITS RIGHT WING AND NOSE THEN CARTWHEELING BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE RUNWAY INVERTED.  FIRST RESPONDERS HAD TO RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO EXTRICATE THE PILOT.  THE PILOT WAS FLOWN BY MEDICAL HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR UNKNOWN INJURIES AT THE TIME.

## 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 ERA22LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA304), Jul 10, 2022: Arion Lightning (N326AL), Indiana, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane pilot’s inadvertent encounter with rotor wash/turbulence during short final approach, which resulted in a loss of control in flight.

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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