20171003016109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A · Virginia Beach, VA · October 3, 2017

Date
October 3, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place
Virginia Beach, VA
Airport
Virginia Beach Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N685SE
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA18LA003
Reported as
Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A
Reported engine
WRIGHT HISPANO E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,475 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft substantially damaged when gear collapsed during emergency landing in cut corn field, causing a sudden stop of forward motion then flipping over on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN CUT CORN FIELD, CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP OF FORWARD MOTION THEN FLIPPING OVER ON IT'S BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N685SE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.