# Accident 20080716840499A: Amtr SPORTSTAR, Frankfort, KY, July 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1899° N, 84.8607° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1899&lon=-84.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N603EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR (registry code 0600012, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPORTSTAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 66 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716840499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 07/16/2008 STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS N603EV, AN EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK SPORTSTAR LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER 20060610.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BLUE GRASS AIRPORT (LEX) LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.  AT 1130 HOURS EST/1530 ZULU ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (FFT) IN FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY.  ACCORDING TO BOTH PILOTS: THE INITIAL LANDING WAS ABORTED AND A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED.  WHEN POWER WAS INCREASED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OVERCOMPENSATED WITH EXCESSIVE RIGHT RUDDER CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AICRAFT TO YAW RIGHT.  AT THIS TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 693 FEET THROUGH THE GRASS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HILL WHICH SUPPORTS AN ELEVATED SERVICE ROAD PARALLELING THE RUNWAY.  WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE HILL IT FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT CRUSHING THE BELLY/FLOOR PAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SERVICE ROAD AND CONTINUED DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE THROUGH THE FIELD WHICH HAS A FAIRLY GENTLE DOWN SLOPE FOR ANOTHER 30 FEET BEFORE THE AFT LANDING GEAR BROKE FREE FROM THE FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE ON ITS BELLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 65 ADDITIONAL FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE FIELD.  PAINT EXCHANGE ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE INDICATED WING TIP CONTACT.  THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION.  PILOTS STATE THEY ONLY MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER TO OFF AND TURNED ELECTRICAL POWER OFF.  ALL OTHER CONTROLS REMAIN AS THEY WERE SET DURING THE ACCIDENT.  DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, THE FIRE WALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, BELLY/FLOOR PAN, PEDAL CONTROLS AND MOUNTING.  WING FITINGS SUSPECTED TO BE BROKEN/STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA195), Jul 16, 2008: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N603EV), Frankfort, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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