SERS · EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR PLUS · 2009-03-17 · Lakeville, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN09LA238
Event ID
20090407X10341
Type
Accident
Date
2009-03-17
Location
Lakeville, MN, USA
Coordinates
44.628055, -93.228057
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS
Model
SPORTSTAR PLUS
Registration
N906LA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The instructor pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and the student pilot’s unintentional interference with the instructor’s rudder pedal during the go-around. Contributing to the accident was the cockpit design which allowed inadvertent rudder pedal activation from the opposite seat position.