ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239802
Last updated: 23 September 2020
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| Date: | 09-AUG-2020 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Evektor-Aerotechnik SportStar Max |
| Owner/operator: | Light Sport Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N644SB |
| C/n / msn: | 2006 0702 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT/KVGT), Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (VGT) |
| Las Vegas, NV (VGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The solo student pilot reported that during the landing roll, she was not ready to turn off the runway when the tower controller instructed her to exit the runway at taxiway "C". The pilot tried to follow the controller's instruction and made a turn at the taxiway. During the turn, the left wing was substantially damaged when it struck a taxiway sign.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20200809X60612&key=1
FAA
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N644SB
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/729600-6c98e00187a3b474bbbc7f6e92663828872d1577/aircrafttype/CL60
https://www.lightsportaviationllc.com/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 04:43 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Aug-2020 07:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Sep-2020 18:45 | skeeedaddy | Updated [Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2020 12:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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