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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Barry Ted Richardson LIGHTNING · Foley, AL · April 11, 2026

Date
April 11, 2026 · 13:20 local
Place
Foley, AL
Airport
Foley Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6822S
Reported as
Barry Ted Richardson Lightning
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total

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.

Pilot attempted to land at 5R4 and just prior to touchdown, the crosswind became more apparent and as a result, the aircraft bounced then landed hard on the runway causing the nose and left main to shear off. Pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft until it came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 5R4 AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE CROSSWIND BECAME MORE APPARENT AND AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THEN LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN TO SHEAR OFF. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT CAME TO REST.