Arion LIGHTNING N125GD

Summary

On 2 March 2011 at about 18:45 local time, a Arion LIGHTNING registered N125GD was involved in an accident near Brownsville, Texas, 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.

Date

2 March 2011 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownsville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Brownsville / S Padre Island (BRO)

Coordinates

25.9039, -97.4222

Aircraft

Arion LIGHTNING

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

Brownsville → Brownsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA215

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, resulting in a loss of control and a hard 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 allowed the airplane’s airspeed to decay on final approach. He noted that this resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing. The airplane sustained damage to both wing spars, the landing gear, and both ailerons during the landing. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.