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NTSB Identification: CEN12CA356
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, June 11, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/04/2012
Aircraft: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR, registration: N902LA
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The student pilot reported that the flight began as a dual instruction flight with his flight instructor. They performed 6 or 7 landings, which included simulated engine failures. The instructor then exited the airplane, and the student pilot performed two more takeoffs and landings to a full stop without incident. On the third solo takeoff, the left wing dipped and contacted the ground. The airplane then began to skid left, then off the runway to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.
The student pilot reported that the flight began as a dual instruction flight with his flight instructor. They performed 6 or 7 landings, which included simulated engine failures. The instructor then exited the airplane and the student pilot performed 2 more takeoffs and landings to a full stop without incident. On the third solo takeoff the left wing dipped and contacted the ground. The airplane then began to skid to the left, off the runway to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot listed no mechanical failure or malfunction of the airplane.
NTSB Identification: CEN12CA356
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, June 11, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN
Aircraft: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR, registration: N902LA
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The student pilot reported that the flight began as a dual instruction flight with his flight instructor. They performed 6 or 7 landings, which included simulated engine failures. The instructor then exited the airplane and the student pilot performed 2 more takeoffs and landings to a full stop without incident. On the third solo takeoff the left wing dipped and contacted the ground. The airplane then began to skid to the left, off the runway to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot listed no mechanical failure or malfunction of the airplane.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 902LA Make/Model: LSA Description: EVEKTOR SPORTSTAR LIGHT SPORT
Date: 06/11/2012 Time: 1330
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: GREENWOOD State: IN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, GREENWOOD, IN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: INDIANAPOLIS, IN (GL11) Entry date: 06/12/2012
A student pilot crashed a single engine airplane during his first solo flight June 11, 2012 at the Greenwood Municipal Airport. No injuries were reported.
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student pilot crashed a single engine airplane during his first solo
flight June 11, 2012 at the Greenwood Municipal Airport. No injuries
were reported.
PHOTO BY SCOTT ROBERSON
PHOTO BY SCOTT ROBERSON
PHOTO BY SCOTT ROBERSON
A federal investigation found that a student pilot was solely responsible for a crash at Greenwood Municipal Airport last month.
The federal agency investigates all plane crashes, mainly to learn what went wrong so pilots can avoid making the same mistakes in the future, spokesman Tony Molinaro said. Federal investigators also look at whether any laws were broken or safety procedures weren’t followed and found no violations in this case.
They instead found that an inexperienced student pilot lost control while overcorrecting twice during a takeoff.
The 59-year-old Indianapolis resident was going on his first solo flight after flying a plane dozens of time with an instructor at his side. He was supposed to take off and land three times as part of the training required to get a pilot’s license.
He aced the first two takeoffs and landings while pilots at the airport cheered him on. But he botched the third attempt, the report found.
“On the third takeoff, he had overcorrected with the right rudder for the left-turning tendencies of the aircraft,” the report said. “He proceeded to overcorrect again with the left rudder in an attempt to straighten the aircraft. While doing this the left wingtip struck the runway and the aircraft departed the left side of runway, impacting the ground and causing substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage.”
The light sport airplane suffered substantial damage, but no one was injured in the crash.
Kohlmano has resumed his training as a student pilot.
The crash was the first at the airport since 2005, when a helicopter went down during an open house. The airport has since adopted new safety precautions that include stocking vehicles with emergency medical kits and marking buildings so firefighters can find them faster.
