Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Arion Lightning, N6822S, incident occurred on April 11, 2026, at Foley Municipal Airport (5R4), Foley, Alabama

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6822S

- History of Flight:
On April 10, 2026, at about 1321 local time, an Arion Lightning, N6822S, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in a hard landing at Foley Municipal Airport (5R4), Foley, Alabama. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The cross-country personal flight originated from Alexandria International Airport (AEX/KAEX), Alexandria, Louisiana, at 1017 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft landed hard and the landing gear sheared off." ADS-B data show that the airplane conducted a tight low pass over runway 18, entered the traffic pattern, and flow a wider base for the same runway.

Figure 1: ADS-B data

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