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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA · Cahokia, IL · July 24, 2024

Date
July 24, 2024 · 11:00 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
St. Louis Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N468JA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA283
Reported as
Evektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model21 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.

While landing the student pilot on a solo performed a landing on runway 12L. The student landed hard and at a high rate of speed. The student pilot recieved ATC instructions to exit the runway at taxiway B5. The student pilot was unable to slow the forward ground speed and attempted to exit the runway. The student pilot struck the "B5" taxiway identifier sign and another runway edge light while attempting to exit the runway.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO PERFORMED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 12L. THE STUDENT LANDED HARD AND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE STUDENT PILOT RECIEVED ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY B5. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE FORWARD GROUND SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STRUCK THE "B5" TAXIWAY IDENTIFIER SIGN AND ANOTHER RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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