Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA N401G

Summary

On 25 October 2024 at about 15:30 local time, a Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA registered N401G was involved in an accident near South Charleston, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 October 2024 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

South Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Mallory Airport (WV12)

Coordinates

38.3350, -81.7400

Aircraft

Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA

Registration

N401G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallipolis → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA032

Injuries not recorded.

The pedestrian’s inadequate visual lookout while walking next to an active runway, which resulted in the airplane striking him during taxi.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of a short cross-country flight, the flight instructor and student pilot elected to a perform takeoff and landings at their destination airport. The airport was privately owned, the single asphalt runway was 1,900 ft-long by 24 ft-wide, and there was no taxiway parallel to the runway. The flight instructor stated that, he scanned the runway for obstructions and announced over the airport’s Common Traffic Advisory Frequency the airplane’s position in the traffic pattern and their intent to land. No obstructions were observed during the landing. As the pilots taxied the airplane down the recently-paved runway, a person wearing dark-colored clothing “suddenly” came into view. The person was walking along the runway with his back toward the approaching airplane. The airplane’s left wingtip contacted the pedestrian and knocked him forcefully to the ground, resulting in serious injuries. The airplane’s wingtip incurred minor damage. The flight instructor then stopped the airplane, and he and the student rendered aid to the pedestrian until emergency responders arrived. The flight instructor reported that the pedestrian typically carried a hand-held radio that he would use to listen for traffic calls, but he was not carrying it with him on the day of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.