Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR SL N163PH
5 July 2015 · Montgomery, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2015 at about 17:00 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR SL registered N163PH was involved in an accident near Montgomery, New York, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montgomery, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County (MGJ)
- Coordinates
- 41.5083, -74.2678
- Aircraft
- Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR SL
- Registration
- N163PH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Bethlehem → Montgomery
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA176
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper pitch control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was 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 pilot reported that during touchdown the airplane landed hard and bounced. The third time the airplane made contact with the runway it was in a nose down attitude. The nose landing gear and propeller made contact with runway and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2015 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2014 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Newark, Illinois, United States | Ryan Boston | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2014 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Porterville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Baar Ronald | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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