Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR N904LA

Summary

On 26 August 2012 at about 04:15 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR registered N904LA was involved in an accident near Columbus, Ohio, 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

26 August 2012 at 04:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Port Columbus Intl Airport (CMH)

Coordinates

39.9919, -82.8886

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR

Registration

N904LA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Mount Victory

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN12CA600

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to a preexisting crack.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While taxiing the rental airplane for departure, the pilot felt the right brake fail, which initiated a left turn. The pilot attempted to correct the turn by applying the right rudder pedal, but the airplane veered onto the grass, pivoted 180 degrees back onto the taxiway surface, and came to rest. Examination of the airplane showed that a portion of the right main landing gear strut had separated, and the right wing was buckled. The strut fracture surface showed discoloration consistent with a preexisting crack. The airplane’s most recent 100-hour inspection was completed 5 days before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.