# Accident 20220502006569A: Kyle M. Sward/Larry W. Sward CH 750 CRUZER, Lexington, KY, May 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2022, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Lexington Bluegrass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kyle M Sward / Larry W Sward CH 750 CRUZER (registry code 05640KH, https://openairdocs.org/model/kyle-m-sward-larry-w-sward-ch-750-cruzer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 130 (registry code 63998, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KYLE M. SWARD/LARRY W. SWARD CH 750 CRUZER
- Reported engine: VIKING 130
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,343 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220502006569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING THE MAIDEN FLIGHT OF HIS KITBUILT AIRCRAFT, N150LK, A ZENITH 750 CRUZER, AT LEX AIRPORT ON 05/02/2022. WHILE PERFORMING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO LANDING ON RWY 27, PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROPRIATE SPEED, ATTITUDE AND HEIGHT OF HIS LANDING FLARE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.  HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO SLOW HIS FALL, HE UNDERCOMPENSATED FOR ENGINE TORQUE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL LEFT AND MAKE GROUND CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CRASH.  THEIR WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OTHER THAN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA22LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA221), May 2, 2022: Kyle M Sward / Larry W Sward CH 750 Cruzer (N750LK), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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