# Accident 20180505004719A: Creech Jerry CREECH JERRY CH 701, Lusby, MD, May 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lusby, MD
- Airport: Chesapeake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3611° N, 76.4042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3611&lon=-76.4042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701XS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701XS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Creech Jerry CREECH JERRY CH 701 (registry code 056316S, https://openairdocs.org/model/creech-jerry-creech-jerry-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CREECH JERRY CREECH JERRY CH 701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,338 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004719A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA259), May 5, 2018: Creech Jerry Creech Jerry CH 701 (N701XS), Lusby, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and runway excursion.

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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