# Incident 20260411004109I: Barry Ted Richardson LIGHTNING, Foley, AL, April 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2026, 13:20 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Airport: Foley Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4277° N, 87.7010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Foley Municipal Airport (5R4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4277&lon=-87.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6822S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6822S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barry Ted Richardson LIGHTNING (registry code 05640KE, https://openairdocs.org/model/barry-ted-richardson-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARRY TED RICHARDSON LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260411004109I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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