20200809014379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR · North Las Vegas, NV · August 9, 2020

Date
August 9, 2020 · 10:02 local
Place
North Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N644SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA260
Reported as
Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
13 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft landed on runway 12R. During landing rollout the aircraft attempted to turn right onto taxiway charlie. The pilot failed to complete the turn and exited the runway into the dirt. The aircraft's left wing collided with the taxiway charlie sign. The aircraft then crossed over the runway and came to a stop in the dirt between runways 12R, 30L and taxiway c. the aircraft then departed the area and taxied to it's hangar space.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 12R. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT ONTO TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE TAXIWAY CHARLIE SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED OVER THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE DIRT BETWEEN RUNWAYS 12R, 30L AND TAXIWAY C. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE AREA AND TAXIED TO IT'S HANGAR SPACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.