# Accident 20100905044929A: Cullis Chri ULTRACRUISE, Defiance, OH, September 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2817° N, 84.3169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2817&lon=-84.3169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716CS-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cullis Chris II ULTRACRUISER SPORT (registry code 056252K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cullis-chris-ii-ultracruiser-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULLIS CHRI ULTRACRUISE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR HUMMEL ENGINES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA530) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100905044929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2010 AIRCRAFT, N716CS AT 1934 PM  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD AT 11757 ST. RT 18 SHERWOOD OHIO.THE PLANE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND FROM WEST TO EAST. AFTER ALL THREE WHEELS CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WHEEL OF THE PLANE CAUGHT IN A RUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND THE FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10CA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA530), Sep 5, 2010: Cullis Ultracruiser Sport (N716CS), Defiance, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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