# Accident 20080912850259A: Amtr SPORTSTAR, Roanoke, TX, September 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2008, 12:40 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0497° N, 97.2322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0497&lon=-97.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR (registry code 0600012, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPORTSTAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 3 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080912850259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVERS.  APPLYING POWER FOR TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  AIRMAN APPLIED CONTROLS TO MOVE AIRCRAFT BACK TO CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SWERVE TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN GRASS ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

## 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 DFW08LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA231), Sep 12, 2008: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N901LA), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the make and model of airplane.

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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