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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR · Lakeville, MN · August 31, 2014

Date: August 31, 2014 · 14:00 local
Place: Lakeville, MN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N821EV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA470
Reported as: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 285 total250 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N821EVRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2018 · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTARS/N 20070821 · Built 2007 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.

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 the aircraft from turning left.

The left wingtip struck the grassy area to the left of the runway causing the aircraft to violently turn left. Ground scars indicate the aircraft impacted terrain in a nose low attitude. The aircraft then rotated about its vertical axis, coming down its belly and skidding approximately 30 yards.

As the FAA filed it

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 THE AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING LEFT.

THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GRASSY AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VIOLENTLY TURN LEFT. GROUND SCARS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS, COMING DOWN ITS BELLY AND SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS.

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 CEN14CA470Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMinneapolis, MNThe pilot's loss of control while landing with a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of experience flying in similar weather conditions.Aug 31, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N821EV · 1

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

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