# Accident 20240729015629A: Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA, Midland, TX, July 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2024, 14:45 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Air And Space Por
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA (registry code 0600080, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-a-s-harmony-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK A S HARMONY LSA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240729015629A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2024, AT 14:45 CDT, A HARMONY AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO A FLIGHT SCHOOL, VEERED OFF FROM THE TAXIWAY THE RIGHT-WING BENT BY HITTING THE GROUND DUE TO COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT BY THE SOFT SURFACE OF THE GRASS AREA DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR & SPACE PORT IN MIDLAND, TX.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A FERRY FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR & SPACE PORT IN MIDLAND, TX ON JULY 29, 2014, AT 14:40 CDT.

## 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 CEN24LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA289), Jul 29, 2024: Evektor Aerotechnik EV97 (N916SR), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi due to strong wind gusts.

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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