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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR · Greenwood, IN · June 11, 2012

Date: June 11, 2012 · 09:35 local
Place: Greenwood, IN
Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N902LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA356
Reported as: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total35 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N902LARegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2025 · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTARS/N 20070902 Airframe modelEvektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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 aircraft. He proceeded to over correct again with the left rudder in an attempt to straighten the aircraft. While doing this the left wingtip struck the runway and the aircraft departed the left side of runway 19, impacting the ground causing substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

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 AIRCRAFT. HE PROCEEDED TO OVER CORRECT AGAIN WITH THE LEFT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE DOING THIS THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19, IMPACTING THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12CA356Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIndianapolis, INThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.Jun 11, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N902LA · 1

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

Incident 20090718020049ILanding · Indianapolis, INJuly 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…Jul 18, 2009 · Minor damage