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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kilishek GE Kilishek RV · Yadkinville, NC · August 29, 2010

Date
August 29, 2010 · 13:30 local
Place
Yadkinville, NC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N888GK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA452
Reported as
Kilishek GE Kilishek RV
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
610 total140 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot got slow on approach and during the round out the aircraft developed a high sink rate which resulted in a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT GOT SLOW ON APPROACH AND DURING THE ROUND OUT THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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