# Accident 20120702011759A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS, Lancaster, PA, July 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2012, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1222° N, 76.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1222&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS (registry code 060004N, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 12 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA443) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702011759A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF 4-5' IN ALTITUDE AND CANOPY OPENED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE CANOPY. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN GRASS ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31.  PILOT DID NOT VERIFY CANOPY WAS LOCKED PER CHECKLIST ITEM.

## 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 ERA12CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA443), Jul 2, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N182EV), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to secure an open canopy during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard 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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