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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR · Wichita Falls, TX · July 19, 2014

Date: July 19, 2014 · 10:30 local
Place: Wichita Falls, TX
Airport: Kickapoo
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N636EV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA385
Reported as: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,274 total

N636EVRegistered now · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTARS/N 20060706 Airframe modelEvektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 19, 2014, at 1600Z, an Evektor-aerotechnikas, Sportstar, registered to a private owner, lost power and the aircraft landed in a field. The aircraft was being operated on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the pilot and instructor pilot were not injured. The flight originated from Wichita Falls, TX.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 19, 2014, AT 1600Z, AN EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIKAS, SPORTSTAR, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WICHITA FALLS, TX.

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 CEN14LA385Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWichita Falls, TXA partial loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined during postaccident examination.Jul 19, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N636EV · 2

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

Incident 20111020026509ILanding: Touchdown · Red Creek, AZPilot landed in Red Creek, AZ on an unpaved runway. The pilot landed hard and the nose wheel sustained damage. Due to the damage, there was not proper nose wheel steering. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and went off the left side of the…Oct 20, 2011 · Minor damage Accident 20110508008869ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Scottsdale, AZOn 5/8/11 at the sdl airport the student pilot lost control of the light sport Sportstar aircraft on the takeoff roll. The aircraft departed the runway and struck one of the PAPI transmitters causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot stated that…May 8, 2011 · Substantial damage