Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR N409EV

Summary

On 14 January 2012 at about 19:58 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR registered N409EV, operated by Sport Aviation Sales LLC, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. One person was 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

14 January 2012 at 19:58

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Brown Field (KSDM)

Coordinates

32.5722, -116.9803

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR

Registration

N409EV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sport Aviation Sales LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hemet → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA077

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was making a full-stop landing, noticed that there was a left crosswind as he crossed the runway threshold. During the landing roll, the variable wind changed to a right crosswind, and the pilot did not adequately compensate for the change in the wind direction. He lost directional control of the airplane, and it departed the left side of the runway and sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.