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ERA24LA253

2024-06-08 · Jamestown, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2A1

Current FAA registration · N155LT

Make / Model
ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING
Year of manufacture
2007 · 17 years old at event
Engine
JABIRU 3300 (120 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20070109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0DDCE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.

Factual narrative

The non-certificated pilot was landing the airplane following a local flight. The prevailing wind condition for the runway selected by the pilot for the landing included a quartering tailwind at 3 knots, with gusts to 9 knots. The pilot described that during the landing, the airplane floated down the runway, after which the airplane stalled and then contacted the runway hard. The airplane’s left wing and engine mounts were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Angle of attack-Not attained/maintained
  • — Personnel issues-Experience/knowledge-Experience/qualifications-Qualification/certification-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ERA24LA253.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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