Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR N821EV
31 August 2014 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 August 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR registered N821EV, operated by Baar Ronald, was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Airlake (LVN)
- Coordinates
- 44.6278, -93.2281
- Aircraft
- Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR
- Registration
- N821EV
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2007
- Operator
- Baar Ronald
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minneapolis → Minneapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA470
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control while landing with a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of experience flying in similar weather conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot maneuvered the airplane to land on runway 12 at the destination airport. Wind was from 190 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The estimated crosswind component was between 10.5 to 17.5 knots. The pilot crabbed the airplane on a 1-2 mile straight-in approach for the runway. Prior to landing, the pilot aligned the nose of the airplane with the runway centerline and reduced power. When the airplane touched down a gust of wind lifted the right wing and lowered the left wing to the runway. As the pilot initiated a go-around the left wing contacted the ground and control of the airplane was lost. The pilot stated that the airplane then stalled and impacted the ground. The pilot reported that his flight school did not fly if the crosswind component was 10 knots or higher and as a result he did not have much experience flying in winds greater than 10 knots of crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 19 Jul 2014 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Alan W. Sizemore | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2013 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | San Jose, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR SL | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2014 | Taylorcraft BC12 D | Worthington, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2014 | Cessna 510 | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | Poet LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2014 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Osage, Minnesota, United States | Scott Churchill | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Longville, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Brumwell RV-6 | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 2014 | Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN | Waterville, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |