| Date: | Monday 28 July 2008 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: | Evektor SportStar |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Aero Inc. |
| Registration: | N605EV |
| MSN: | 2006 0605 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 606 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maple Lake, Minnesota -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Maple Lake Municipal Airport, MN (KMGG) |
| Destination airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The student pilot stalled the airplane during the landing flare. The certified flight instructor (CFI) added engine power and the airplane bounced during the hard landing. The CFI elected to perform a go around and stalled the airplane. The airplane subsequently impacted in an uneven field and was substantially damaged. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action to the encountered stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's slow airspeed and inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | CHI08LA228 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 6 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08LA228
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 02-Oct-2022 15:11 |
ASN Update Bot |
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