# Accident 20140320004129A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Fresno, CA, March 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0308° N, 119.0597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0308&lon=-119.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817EV) (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: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140320004129A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 20, AT ABOUT 1700 PDT, A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WITH A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT, SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT.  APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CLIPPED A RUNWAY LIGHT, BROKE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF, AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING.

A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION  REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY

750 FEET FROM THE TAKE OFF END, POINTING APPROXIMATELY SOUTH-EAST.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE LEFT PULL WAS FOUND.

## 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 WPR14LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA141), Mar 20, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N817EV), Porterville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during 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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