# Accident 20110303004059A: Quist David 4-1200, Indian Trail, NC, March 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Airport: Goose Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1192° N, 80.5847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1192&lon=-80.5847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788Q-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quist David 4-1200 (registry code 05630JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/quist-david-4-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUIST DAVID 4-1200
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 12 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110303004059A

## Narrative

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

PIC MISJUDGED THE CROSSWIND LANDING AT GOOSE CREEK (28A) RUNWAY 4, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PORPOSING. AFTER THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE PIC ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.  THE PIC ADMITTED TO APPLYING LEFT RUDDER AFTER ADDING FULL POWER ON THE ABORTED ATTEMPT TO LAND TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FORD PICKUP TRUCK LOCATED 20 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PICKUP TRUCK (FARM USE VEHICLE)WAS PARKED AND NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  RUNWAY WAS DRY AND CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS.

## 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 ERA11CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA177), Mar 3, 2011: Quist Kitfox (N788Q), Indian Trail, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with a vehicle.

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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