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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR · Columbus, OH · August 26, 2012

Date: August 26, 2012 · 00:01 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Port Columbus
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N904LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA600
Reported as: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,630 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N904LARegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTARS/N 20070904 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEvektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot was taxiing the aircraft on taxiway bravo at the cmh airport, when the right hand brake failed, causing him to lose directional control. The aircraft left the taxiway and ran into the left grassy area south of taxiway bravo. The aircraft due to the r/h main gear strut snapping off caused structual damage to the r/h wing and the r/h horizontal stabilizer and the r/h elevator. The pilot did not recieve any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY BRAVO AT THE CMH AIRPORT, WHEN THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE TAXIWAY AND RAN INTO THE LEFT GRASSY AREA SOUTH OF TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE R/H MAIN GEAR STRUT SNAPPING OFF CAUSED STRUCTUAL DAMAGE TO THE R/H WING AND THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE R/H ELEVATOR. THE PILOT DID NOT RECIEVE ANY INJURIES.

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 CEN12CA600Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportColumbus, OHThe failure of the right main landing gear strut due to a preexisting crack.Aug 26, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N904LA · 2

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

Accident 20160902013729ALanding: Rollout · Delaware, OHOn 09/02/2016 at about 0940 (local), N904LA (a 2007 Evektor-Aerotechnik As Sportstar, serial number 20070904), lost control during landing and veered left off the side of runway 10 at the Delaware airport (kdlz). The light-sport category airplane suffered…Sep 2, 2016 · Substantial damage Incident 20120506008819ILanding: Rollout · Delaware, OHUpon landing on runway 10 at dlz the left hand wheel assembly departed the aircraft. The aircraft skidded to a stop and the flight instructor and student exited the aircraft unharmed.May 6, 2012 · No damage