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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 · Bowling Green, KY · November 14, 2025

Date
November 14, 2025 · 12:35 local
Place
Bowling Green, KY
Airport
Bowling Green Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N897PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA042
Reported as
Arion Lightning LS-1
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Upon return to the airport, during landing rollout, the pilot encountered a crosswind that picked up the right wing up causing the aircraft to yaw to the left. The aircraft veered off the runway into the grass and the nose gear impacted a runway light, causing the nose landing gear to collapse. The nose gear collapse resulted in the propeller splintering from ground impact. There was no post crash fire or other property damage.

As the FAA filed it

UPON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND THAT PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING UP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER SPLINTERING FROM GROUND IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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