# Accident 20240724014479A: Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA, Cahokia, IL, July 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2024, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St. Louis Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5704° N, 90.1551° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5704&lon=-90.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK A S HARMONY LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240724014479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA283), Jul 24, 2024: Evektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA (N468JA), Cahokia Heights, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout that resulted in a lateral runway excursion and impact with a runway sign.

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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