# Accident 20100809043259A: Evektor-Aer SPORTSTAR P, Lititz, PA, August 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2010, 17:54 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1217° N, 76.2961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1217&lon=-76.2961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927LA-2012-03-07) (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: EVEKTOR-AER SPORTSTAR P
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809043259A

## Narrative

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

T/O ON RNWY 26, @LNS. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, EXITED RUNWAY, CROSSED GRASS STRIP BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. CROSSED TAXIWAY INTO FIELD, LEFT WING STRUCK HAY BALE, AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES, STUDENT PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.  THERE WERE NO OBSERVED MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA10CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA413), Aug 9, 2010: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N927LA), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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