# Accident 20100829043389A: Kilishek Ge KILISHEK RV, Yadkinville, NC, August 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Yadkinville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0522° N, 80.6936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0522&lon=-80.6936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888GK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KILISHEK GE KILISHEK RV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 140 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100829043389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA10CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA452), Aug 29, 2010: Kilishek George T RV-8 (N888GK), Yadkinville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard 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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