# NTSB CEN22LA292: Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY Arrow LSA, N458SA, West Lafayette, IN, June 27, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 27, 2022, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: West Lafayette, IN - Coordinates: 40.423368, -86.903135 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4234&lon=-86.9031&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105381 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA292 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105381/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105381 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA292 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while landing in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=060009J), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060009J), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=060009J), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060009J), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the approach, the airplane encountered wind gusts. During the landing as the pilot reduced power and began the landing flare, the airplane continued to descend. The pilot realized there was a problem but did not have time to initiate a go around. The airplane struck the ground hard and went off the side of the runway coming to a stop in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear box. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on runway 28 with winds 310o at 12 knots with gusts to 20 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N458SA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458SA), registered now, S/N LSA 023, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA SPA SKY ARROW LSA (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Magnaghi Aeronautica SKY ARROW LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/magnaghi-aeronautica-sky-arrow-lsa) (registry code 060009J) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LSA 023 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 1191 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS2 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Philly Sport Pilot LLC - Registered owner: Philly Sport Pilot LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special); Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 3, 2022, 78 hours before - Departed: LAF, Lafayette, IN - Destination: LAF, Lafayette, IN - Airport: LAF, Purdue University, runway 28, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 12 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 24 °F, dew point 8 °F - Altimeter: 30.24 inHg - Observed at: LAF ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220627011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011349A), Jun 27, 2022: Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa SKY ARROW LSA, West Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. On June 26th, 2022, at approximately 13:35 eastern standard time a Magnaghi Aeronautica Spa Sky Arrow Lsa aircraft, [privacy data omitted]; veered off of… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105381. 5.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14236929&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 575 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14236939&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN22LA292-Rel.pdf 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. 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