Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 N332AL
21 April 2015 · West Plains, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2015 at about 18:45 local time, a Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 registered N332AL was involved in an accident near West Plains, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Plains, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Plains Rgnl (UNO)
- Coordinates
- 36.8844, -91.9028
- Aircraft
- Arion LIGHTNING LS-1
- Registration
- N332AL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2010
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shelbyville → West Plains
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control while landing in gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during an approach to landing in gusty crosswind conditions, the airplane encountered turbulence about ten feet above the runway and suddenly lost altitude. The airplane landed hard, and collapsed the nose landing gear, then exited the right side of the runway and collapsed the main landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of local weather data indicated that there was low level wind shear associated with high based convective activity approximately five miles north of the airport. There were several pilot reports in the area indicating moderate turbulence below 10,000 feet. Additionally, two pilot reports for moderate turbulence below 2,000 feet and low level wind shear were made within an hour of the accident. The National Weather Service issued an Airman's Meteorological Advisory, current at the time of the accident, for turbulence below 10,000 feet.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Arion LIGHTNING accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2016 | Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 2016 | Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 | Ghent, New York, United States | Mark Daniels | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2012 | Arion LIGHTNING | Chuckey, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2011 | Arion LIGHTNING | Brownsville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2011 | Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 | Garden City, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2015 | Cessna 180 | Vichey, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Huggins, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Piper PA 32 | Cuba, Missouri, United States | Limb-A-Nator LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2015 | Embraer EMB 145LR | Springfield, Missouri, United States | American Eagle Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Cessna 182Q | Richmond, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 2015 | McDonnell Douglas MD 11F | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Federal Express Corp | Serious injuries | - |