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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Evekto SPORTSTAR · Ramona, CA · January 4, 2009

Date
January 4, 2009 · 15:29 local
Place
Ramona, CA
Airport
Ramona
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N409EV
Reported as
Evekto Sportstar
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
660 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot states that during landing roll out he evenly applied both brakes, however the right brake locked and he lost directional control departing the aircraft to the right of the runway. The nose gear sank into the soft terrain, pitching the aircraft on it’s nose which caused the prop to strike the ground. No injury to pilot and minor damage to aircraft (prop). Investigation revealed no mechanical discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES THAT DURING LANDING ROLL OUT HE EVENLY APPLIED BOTH BRAKES, HOWEVER THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED AND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN, PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT ON IT’S NOSE WHICH CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. NO INJURY TO PILOT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT (PROP). INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.

Other reports on N409EV · 2

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