# Incident 20130202001479I: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Eden Prairie, MN, February 2, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2013, 11:40 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821EV-2018-02-06) (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: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 190 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202001479I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED REPORT OF AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RWY 10R AT FCM WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT.  PILOT CONTACTED ATC BY PHONE FOLLOWING LANDING STATING THAT HIS CANOPY HAD OPENED IN FLIGHT AND HIS HEADSET HAD FALLEN OFF.  HE WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ATC DUE TO HAVING TO HANG ON TO CANOPY WITH ONE HAND AND FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE OTHER HAND.

## Other reports on N821EV (1)

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

- [Accident 20140831015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831015919A), Aug 31, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N821EV), Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to land during a gusty crosswind. The aircraft bounced and began to drift to the left. The pilot added full power, but was unable to stop…

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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