Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS N927LA

Summary

On 9 August 2010 at about 21:55 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS registered N927LA, operated by Liberty Sport Aviation LP, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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

9 August 2010 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Lancaster Airport (LNS)

Coordinates

40.1217, -76.2961

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS

Registration

N927LA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Liberty Sport Aviation LP

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA413

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, he began the takeoff roll for his solo flight on runway 26, a 6,934-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. When the airspeed reached about 40 knots, the airplane “got out of control” and veered to the left because the student pilot “overcompensated” with rudder. He attempted to regain control of the airplane by reducing engine power; however, the airplane lifted off the runway. The pilot then added full power; however, the airplane began to descend, and he realized that it would not clear a corn field located to the left of the runway. The pilot then elected to reduce engine power again. The airplane touched down in a field and struck a bale of hay, substantially damaging the left wing and fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane. He noted that his total flight experience was 19 hours, all of which were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 200 degrees at 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.