Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR N901LA
12 September 2008 · Roanoke, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 2008 at about 17:40 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR registered N901LA, operated by North Texas Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Texas, 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 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roanoke, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northwest Regional Airport (52F)
- Coordinates
- 33.0497, -97.2322
- Aircraft
- Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR
- Registration
- N901LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North Texas Flight Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roanoke → Roanoke
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08LA231
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the make and model of airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After landing for his fifth touch-and-go maneuver, the pilot applied full engine power for takeoff. As he applied engine power the airplane began to swerve towards the left side of the runway. To arrest the swerve the pilot applied right rudder pedal, which resulted in a swerve back to the right. Unable to stop this swerve the airplane exited the right side of the runway. Moments later the airplane's right main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest in grass alongside the runway in an upright position. The pilot reported that he had previously accumulated 2 flight hours in the accident airplane's make and model. An examination of the airplane after the accident revealed no anomalies that would have prevented normal operation of the airplane's flight controls.
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 | - |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States | Wright Aero Inc. | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 15 Mar 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States | Kent Leighton | Minor injuries | - |
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| 15 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-38-112 | Taylor, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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