# Accident 20150227007869A: Robert Perry STOL CH 701, Monroe, SD, February 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, SD
- Airport: Dykstra Grass Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4844° N, 97.2417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4844&lon=-97.2417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511QC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N511QC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert Perry STOL CH 701 (registry code 05633FB, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-perry-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT PERRY STOL CH 701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227007869A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/27/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, STOL CH 701 ZENITH (MAKE: ROBERT PERRY) OWNED BY AND REGISTERED TO A ROBERT B. PERRY CRASHED DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, DURING A PHASE 1 TEST FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT SUFFERED 2 VERTEBRAE COMPRESSION FRACTURES AND 3 CRACKED RIBS.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AWAY, AT BRIDGEWATER, SD.

## 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 CEN15CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA160), Feb 27, 2015: Zenith Acft Stol CH 701 (N511QC), Marion, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering to land resulting in contact with a power line and the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity…

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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