# Accident 20241025015289A: Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA, South Charlesto, WV, October 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: Mallory
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3350° N, 81.7400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3350&lon=-81.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (registry code 060004P, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-sp-z-o-o-at-4-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 742 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241025015289A

## Narrative

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

ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 34 AT MALLORY AIRPORT PILOT STRUCK A PERSON IN THE BACK THAT WAS WALKING DOWN THE RUNWAY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO THE PEDESTRIAN AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA25LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA032), Oct 25, 2024: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (N401G), South Charleston, WV, minor damage. Probable cause: The pedestrian’s inadequate visual lookout while walking next to an active runway, which resulted in the airplane striking him during taxi.

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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