21.190—Issue of a special airworthiness certificate for a light-sport category aircraft.
(a) Purpose.
The FAA issues a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category to operate a light-sport aircraft, other than a gyroplane.
(b) Eligibility.
To be eligible for a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category:
(2)
The aircraft must not have been previously issued a standard, primary, restricted, limited, or provisional airworthiness certificate, or an equivalent airworthiness certificate issued by a foreign civil aviation authority.
(c) Manufacturer's statement of compliance for light-sport category aircraft.
The manufacturer's statement of compliance required in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section must—
(1)
Identify the aircraft by make and model, serial number, class, date of manufacture, and consensus standard used;
(3)
State that the aircraft conforms to the manufacturer's design data, using the manufacturer's quality assurance system that meets the identified consensus standard;
(4)
State that the manufacturer will make available to any interested person the following documents that meet the identified consensus standard:
(5)
State that the manufacturer will monitor and correct safety-of-flight issues through the issuance of safety directives and a continued airworthiness system that meets the identified consensus standard;
(6)
State that at the request of the FAA, the manufacturer will provide unrestricted access to its facilities; and
(7)
State that the manufacturer, in accordance with a production acceptance test procedure that meets an applicable consensus standard has—
(d) Light-sport aircraft manufactured outside the United States.
For aircraft manufactured outside of the United States to be eligible for a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category, an applicant must meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section and provide to the FAA evidence that—
(1)
The aircraft was manufactured in a country with which the United States has a Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement concerning airplanes or Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement with associated Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness concerning airplanes, or an equivalent airworthiness agreement; and
(2)
The aircraft is eligible for an airworthiness certificate, flight authorization, or other similar certification in its country of manufacture.