SERS · ARION LIGHTNING · 2012-10-11 · Chuckey, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13FA017
Event ID
20121012X70109
Type
Accident
Date
2012-10-11
Location
Chuckey, TN, USA
Coordinates
36.183334, -82.678886
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
ARION
Model
LIGHTNING
Registration
N290AL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff at a high gross weight, near the limit of its aft center of gravity, and with the airplane incorrectly configured with fully extended flaps. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a pretakeoff checklist and the pilot’s lack of total flight experience in make and model.