What happened
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Pilot was landing a motorized hand-glider on a landing strip on private property. Pilot lost control during the landing roll and flipped the aircraft after hitting a ditch. Aircraft sustained substantial damage, pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Below is a copy of Mr. Liverman's statement: per your request, below is my statement regarding my accident: on 8/6/10 after taking about a 30 minute flight in my northwing apache scout X2, I was on final descent to land at the south oakes (NC47) field. My approach was normal and straight down the runway with a light head wind. As I rounded out somewhere between the 10 to 5 foot AGL, an unexpected gust or ground turbulence throwed me sharp right off the runway. At my slow landing speed, I was unable to straighten the position of my trike and impacted the ground. The impact caused severe damage to the left rear landing gear which caused my trike to roll on its left side. Because of the strength and integrity of the trike, myself and a passenger sustained minor non-life threatening injuries. End of statement. Thanks.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS LANDING A MOTORIZED HAND-GLIDER ON A LANDING STRIP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER HITTING A DITCH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. BELOW IS A COPY OF MR. LIVERMAN'S STATEMENT: PER YOUR REQUEST, BELOW IS MY STATEMENT REGARDING MY ACCIDENT: ON 8/6/10 AFTER TAKING ABOUT A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT IN MY NORTHWING APACHE SCOUT X2, I WAS ON FINAL DESCENT TO LAND AT THE SOUTH OAKES (NC47) FIELD. MY APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH A LIGHT HEAD WIND. AS I ROUNDED OUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE 10 TO 5 FOOT AGL, AN UNEXPECTED GUST OR GROUND TURBULENCE THROWED ME SHARP RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. AT MY SLOW LANDING SPEED, I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE POSITION OF MY TRIKE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED MY TRIKE TO ROLL ON ITS LEFT SIDE. BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY OF THE TRIKE, MYSELF AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. END OF STATEMENT. THANKS.
NTSB investigation
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