Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 N125GD

Summary

On 3 July 2011 at about 00:10 local time, a Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 registered N125GD was involved in an accident near Garden City, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2011 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK)

Coordinates

37.9275, -100.7242

Aircraft

Arion LIGHTNING LS-1

Registration

N125GD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Garden City → Garden City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA447

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he had performed one go-around because he believed his speed was too fast. During the second attempt to land, the airplane landed hard and departed the right side of the runway. The right main landing gear separated and the nose gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed that the engine was partially separated from the fuselage and there was substantial damage to the right-wing spar box. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical anomalies or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.