# Accident 20120826023839A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Columbus, OH, August 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2012, 00:01 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9919° N, 82.8886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9919&lon=-82.8886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N904LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904LA-2018-03-08) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA600) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120826023839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA600), Aug 26, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N904LA), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to a preexisting crack.

## Other reports on N904LA (2)

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

- [Accident 20160902013729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160902013729A), Sep 2, 2016: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N904LA), Delaware, OH, Substantial damage. On 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…
- [Incident 20120506008819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506008819I), May 6, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N904LA), Delaware, OH, No damage. Upon 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…

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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