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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Creech Jerry CREECH JERRY CH 701 · Lusby, MD · May 5, 2018

Date: May 5, 2018 · 15:00 local
Place: Lusby, MD
Airport: Chesapeake
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N701XS
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA259
Reported as: Creech Jerry Creech Jerry CH 701
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,338 total

N701XSRegistered now · Creech Jerry CREECH JERRY CH 701S/N 76489 · Built 2012 Airframe modelCreech Jerry CREECH JERRY CH 701 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft flown from Chesapeake ranch airport (MD50) a private airfield in Maryland. Aircraft approached runway 13 for landing. Aircraft veered off runway and struck a tree approximately 200 yards after touchdown and 50 yards left of runway 13. privacy data omitted Was in the left seat, and privacy data omitted in the right seat. Aircraft has access to the brakes from only the left seat, and access to throttle control from left seat. Substantial damage to the right wing and aircraft fuselage. Injuries to the right seat pilot requiring stiches in the right arm.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLOWN FROM CHESAPEAKE RANCH AIRPORT (MD50) A PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN MARYLAND. AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RUNWAY 13 FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND 50 YARDS LEFT OF RUNWAY 13. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE RIGHT SEAT. AIRCRAFT HAS ACCESS TO THE BRAKES FROM ONLY THE LEFT SEAT, AND ACCESS TO THROTTLE CONTROL FROM LEFT SEAT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT REQUIRING STICHES IN THE RIGHT ARM.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA18CA259Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLusby, MDThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and runway excursion.May 5, 2018 · Substantial damage