# Accident 20110508008869A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Scottsdale, AZ, May 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2011, 06:22 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6228° N, 111.9106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6228&lon=-111.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N636EV) (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: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 17 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110508008869A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/8/11 AT THE SDL AIRPORT THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE LIGHT SPORT SPORTSTAR AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK ONE OF THE PAPI TRANSMITTERS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RWY 21 AND THE WINDS WERE 120@5KTS.  THE PILOT SAID HE SLOWLY ADDED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT.  HE SAID HE BEGAN TO REDUCE POWER AND ADD RIGHT RUDDER BUT AT THIS POINT HE WAS ALREADY OFF THE RUNWAY AND IN THE ROCKS WHICH MAKE UP THE AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY.  HE SAID THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE PAPI TRANSMITTER AND HE ENDED UP ON TAXIWAY B.  THE LEFT WING AND THE ELEVATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH WORK ON THE FUSELAGE WHERE THE WING ATTACHES. THE SDL AIRPORT PAPI TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED.

## 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 WPR11CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA219), May 8, 2011: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N636EV), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N636EV (2)

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

- [Accident 20140719011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140719011589A), Jul 19, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N636EV), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. On July 19, 2014, at 1600Z, an Evektor-aerotechnikas, Sportstar, registered to a private owner, lost power and the aircraft landed in a field. The aircraft was…
- [Incident 20111020026509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111020026509I), Oct 20, 2011: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N636EV), Red Creek, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed in Red Creek, AZ on an unpaved runway. The pilot landed hard and the nose wheel sustained damage. Due to the damage, there was not proper 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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