| Crash location | 29.817500°N, 95.670278°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Houston, TX
29.763284°N, 95.363271°W 18.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N919LA |
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| Accident date | 05 May 2012 |
| Aircraft type | EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK As Sportstar Plus |
| Additional details: | None |
The sport pilot said the landing flare was normal until the airplane suddenly touched down sooner than he expected. The airplane then bounced several times, nose first. The nose gear buckled and the airplane slid about 75 feet to the right edge of the runway. The pilot reported that the nose gear and the firewall were both damaged. He also reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane or engine.
The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.