Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS N919LA

Summary

On 5 May 2012 at about 17:15 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS registered N919LA, operated by Higgins Aviation Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Houston, 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.

Date

5 May 2012 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

West Houston (IWS)

Coordinates

29.8175, -95.6703

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS

Registration

N919LA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Higgins Aviation Group LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Angleton → Houston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA281

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The sport pilot said that the landing flare was normal until the airplane suddenly touched down sooner than he expected. The airplane then bounced several times, landing nose first. The nose gear buckled, and the airplane slid about 75 feet to the right edge of the runway. The pilot reported that the nose gear and the firewall were both damaged. He also reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.