What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing the a/c bounced once and veered to the right and entered a ditch that runs parrellel to the runway. The a/c contacted the ground, flipped over inverted anc came to rest in the ditch. The pilot was the only person on board and received minor injuries. The a/c sustained substantial damage. (.4) on October 21, 2000, about 1050 eastern daylight time, a craig r. merrill luton beta, N545CM, registered to an individual, crashed during landing at Ridgeland Airport, Ridgeland, south carolina, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated from Ridgeland, south carolina, the same day, about 1040. The pilot stated that after a short local flight, he returned to the airport and entered the pattern for a landing on runway 3. On final approach he set the attitude for landing and the aircraft settled quicker and faster than he anticipated. When the aircraft touched down, it bounced and went to the right. He atte mpted to apply engine power but it was too late. The aircraft went down the embankment on the right side of the runway and crashed, coming to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING THE A/C BOUNCED ONCE AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERED A DITCH THAT RUNS PARRELLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE A/C CONTACTED THE GROUND, FLIPPED OVER INVERTED ANC CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) ON OCTOBER 21, 2000, ABOUT 1050 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CRAIG R. MERRILL LUTON BETA, N545CM, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED DURING LANDING AT RIDGELAND AIRPORT, RIDGELAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RIDGELAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1040. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT, HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 3. ON FINAL APPROACH HE SET THE ATTITUDE FOR LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED QUICKER AND FASTER THAN HE ANTICIPATED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED AND WENT TO THE RIGHT. HE ATTE MPTED TO APPLY ENGINE POWER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN THE EMBANKMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED, COMING TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.