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| Date: | Thursday 14 June 2012 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Evektor-Aerotechnik SportStar Plus |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Raider Aviation |
| Registration: | N617EV |
| MSN: | 2007 1001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1939 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cessna Drive, near Erie Municipal Airport - KEIK, Erie, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Erie, CO (KEIK) |
| Erie, CO (KEIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the student pilot rotated the airplane for a simulated soft field takeoff, it began to drift to the right side of the runway and was slow to gain airspeed. He lowered the nose in an attempt to increase airspeed, but the airplane continued to drift to the right. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and pulled back on the control yoke to climb in an attempt to clear a house adjacent to the runway. The right wing clipped the roof and the airplane descended, impacted the driveway, slid across the street, and struck a stop sign. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper performance of a soft field takeoff procedure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to correct the situation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 November 2007 | N617EV | Skyraider Aviation Inc. | 0 | Erie Municipal Airport (EIK), Erie, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2012 11:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jun-2012 15:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2012 15:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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