Piper PA28 N1004H

Summary

On 14 March 2018 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N1004H, operated by Smtm Holdings Inc., was involved in an accident near Cedar Key, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 March 2018 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Key, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

George T Lewis (CDK)

Coordinates

29.1342, -83.0506

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N1004H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Smtm Holdings Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Edgewater → Cedar Key

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA197

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert. The pilot later reported that "the wind sock gave faulty information" during landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The METAR at the nearest airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 310° at 5 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 5. The runway length was 2,355 ft. According to the manufacturer's Pilot's Operating Handbook, the normal landing distance is 595 ft. The operator reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.