# Incident 20080913853879I: Evekto SPORTSTAR, San Jose, CA, September 13, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2008, 13:23 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS (registry code 060004N, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVEKTO SPORTSTAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 26 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080913853879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS PILOT WAS DEPARTING REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT RUNWAY 31R FOR OAKDALE, CA WHEN THE CANOPY FLEW UP CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE VASI ON RUNWAY 31R CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VASI AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP AND WING TIP LIGHT ASSEMBLY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS TAXIWAY "C" AND THE INFIELD COMING TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF RUNWAY 31L, CLOSE TO TAXIWAY "D".

## Other reports on N917LA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090527010019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090527010019I), May 27, 2009: Evekto SPORTSTARPLU (N917LA), San Martin, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot, [privacy data omitted] made a hard landing, at San Martin airport (E16) in a light sport aircraft (sportstar plus) N917LA. The nose…

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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