Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR N902LA

Summary

On 11 June 2012 at about 13:35 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR registered N902LA was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, 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

11 June 2012 at 13:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Greenwood Municipal Airport (HFY)

Coordinates

39.6275, -86.0881

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR

Registration

N902LA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Indianapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA356

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain 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

The student pilot reported that the flight began as a dual instruction flight with his flight instructor. They performed 6 or 7 landings, which included simulated engine failures. The instructor then exited the airplane, and the student pilot performed two more takeoffs and landings to a full stop without incident. On the third solo takeoff, the left wing dipped and contacted the ground. The airplane then began to skid left, then off the runway to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.