# Accident 20101028050999A: Piper PA-28-151, Julian, NC, October 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2010, 13:15 local time
- Place: Julian, NC
- Airport: Kecks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9225° N, 79.6231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9225&lon=-79.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44078-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 835 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101028050999A

## Narrative

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

MR. DAVID R. WHITE WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-28-15 AIRCRAFT,REGISTRATION NUMBER N44078, THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT KECKS AIRPORT (N88) NEAR JULIAN, NORTH CAROLINA ON OCTOBER 28, 2010.MR. WHITE STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 23, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT ACCOMPANIED BY A SLOW AIRSPEED. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FACTORS RESULTED IN A DISTRACTION THAT CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY.MR. WHITE MADE A HARD LANDING ON AN UPSLOPE PART OF THE TERRAIN PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY 23 AT KECKS AIRPORT IS A 1400 FOOT TURF RUNWAY. RUNWAY 23 HAS POWER LINES LOCATED 1/4 MILE ON THE APPROACH END. RUNWAY 23 ALSO HAS A FENCE NEAR THE APPROACH END. MR. WHITE STATED THAT THESE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPORT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA11CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA040), Oct 28, 2010: Piper PA-28-151 (N44078), Julian, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

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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