# Accident 20120505007839A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS, Houston, TX, May 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8175° N, 95.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8175&lon=-95.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919LA) (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-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR PLUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 43 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505007839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN  HARDER THAN EXPECTED.  THIS CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE.  UPON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL FORKS BENT 90 DEGREES UPWARD INTO THE ENGINE FIREWALL.  THIS CAUSED THE FIREWALL TO BOW INWARD WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE MOUNTS TO BE COMPROMISED AS WELL.  THIS IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER NOSE GEAR FORKS BENT UPWARD THIS CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ABOUT 75 FEET NEAR THE EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN12CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA281), May 5, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N919LA), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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