Pilot Debrief

EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR near Roanoke, TX — 2008-09-12

Final reportDFW08LA231
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Date
2008-09-12
Location
Roanoke, TX, USA
Airport
52F
Aircraft
EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR
Registration
N901LA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the make and model of airplane.

NTSB narrative

After landing for his fifth touch-and-go maneuver, the pilot applied full engine power for takeoff. As he applied engine power the airplane began to swerve towards the left side of the runway. To arrest the swerve the pilot applied right rudder pedal, which resulted in a swerve back to the right. Unable to stop this swerve the airplane exited the right side of the runway. Moments later the airplane's right main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest in grass alongside the runway in an upright position. The pilot reported that he had previously accumulated 2 flight hours in the accident airplane's make and model. An examination of the airplane after the accident revealed no anomalies that would have prevented normal operation of the airplane's flight controls.

NTSB coding

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