Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR N605EV
28 July 2008 · Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR registered N605EV, operated by Wright Aero Inc., was involved in an accident near Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Maple Lake Municipal Airport (MGG)
- Coordinates
- 45.2358, -93.9856
- Aircraft
- Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR
- Registration
- N605EV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wright Aero Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Maple Lake → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08LA228
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action to the encountered stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's slow airspeed and inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stalled the airplane during the landing flare. The certified flight instructor (CFI) added engine power and the airplane bounced during the hard landing. The CFI elected to perform a go around and stalled the airplane. The airplane subsequently impacted in an uneven field and was substantially damaged. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the accident flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | David A Roberts | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Roanoke, Texas, United States | North Texas Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2008 | Evektor Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | St Charles, Missouri, United States | St Charles Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Snohomish Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Aviation Service Group LLC (Avserve) | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-28-161 | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | UND Aerospace Foundation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Cessna 180 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-22-150 | Wadena, Minnesota, United States | Robert Wild | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Kolb MARK II | Chisholm, Minnesota, United States | Ronald J. Cappo | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A | Owatonna, Minnesota, United States | East Coast Jets Inc., | Fatal | 8 |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-25-235 | Cosmos, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |