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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SPORTSTAR · Scottsdale, AZ · July 9, 2008

Date: July 9, 2008 · 07:40 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Airport: Scottsdale
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N828EV
Reported as: Amtr Sportstar
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N828EVRegistered now · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTARS/N 2007 0828 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEvektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student pilot first solo flight. During initial roll for takeoff the pilot was veering right. Instead of powering down and checking ac pilot took his hand off throttle and looked down at locking brake. The locking brake could not have been engaged as ac was rolling correctly. The pilot looked back up and saw additional right drift and he overcorrected to the left while still under full power. Ac went off the runway on the left side and had blade, right wing, and right tire damage. During review of the ac the mechanic tested all ac controls, from brakes to rudder and no problems with any of the controls. Pilot confirmed that he did not follow normal takeoff procedure by taking his hand off the throttle and looking down. Counseled pilot to allows follow operating procedures.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. DURING INITIAL ROLL FOR TAKEOFF THE PILOT WAS VEERING RIGHT. INSTEAD OF POWERING DOWN AND CHECKING AC PILOT TOOK HIS HAND OFF THROTTLE AND LOOKED DOWN AT LOCKING BRAKE. THE LOCKING BRAKE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED AS AC WAS ROLLING CORRECTLY. THE PILOT LOOKED BACK UP AND SAW ADDITIONAL RIGHT DRIFT AND HE OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT WHILE STILL UNDER FULL POWER. AC WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HAD BLADE, RIGHT WING, AND RIGHT TIRE DAMAGE. DURING REVIEW OF THE AC THE MECHANIC TESTED ALL AC CONTROLS, FROM BRAKES TO RUDDER AND NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THE CONTROLS. PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE DID NOT FOLLOW NORMAL TAKEOFF PROCEDURE BY TAKING HIS HAND OFF THE THROTTLE AND LOOKING DOWN. COUNSELED PILOT TO ALLOWS FOLLOW OPERATING PROCEDURES.