# Incident 20090718020049I: Amtr SPORTSTAR, Indianapolis, IN, July 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902LA-2025-08-18) (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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718020049I

## Narrative

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

JULY 17,2009 A FLAT TIRE ON N902LA WAS REPLACED BY THE PILOT.  JULY 18, 2009 AT 1130 DURING PILOT TRAINING, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING LANDING AT THE GREENWOOD AIRPORT.  DURING LANDING,THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE SAFELY AND WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL AXEL.

## Other reports on N902LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20120611010509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120611010509A), Jun 11, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N902LA), Greenwood, IN, Substantial damage. The student pilot was conducting his first supervised solo. On the third takeoff he had over corrected with right rudder for the left turning tendencies of the…

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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