# Incident 20090527010019I: Evekto SPORTSTARPLU, San Martin, CA, May 27, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2009, 17:33 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South County Airport Of Santa Cla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 121.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Martin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-121.5963&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 SPORTSTARPLU
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090527010019I

## Narrative

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

(-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 WHEEL TIRE AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N917LA (1)

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

- [Incident 20080913853879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080913853879I), Sep 13, 2008: Evekto SPORTSTAR (N917LA), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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