# Accident 20140831015919A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Lakeville, MN, August 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6278° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 250 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831015919A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA470), Aug 31, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N821EV), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N821EV (1)

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

- [Incident 20130202001479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202001479I), Feb 2, 2013: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N821EV), Eden Prairie, MN, No damage. 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…

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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