# Accident 20130310005019A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, San Jose, CA, March 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2013, 12:40 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3328° N, 121.8031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3328&lon=-121.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811EV-2018-05-31) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130310005019A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY LATCH BECAME UNSECURE. THE PILOT THEN STATED HE LOWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE PILOT STATED WITH ONE HAND ON THE CANOPY LATCH AND ONE ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, HE COULD NOT SUCCESSFULLY PULL THE THROTTLE TO IDLE.  AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND OVER THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS 31R AND 31L.

## 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 WPR13CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA142), Mar 10, 2013: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N811EV), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately latch the canopy before takeoff.

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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