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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Cedar Key, FL · March 14, 2018

Date
March 14, 2018 · 12:57 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
George T Lewis
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1004H
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA197
Reported as
Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
226 total50 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On March 14, 2018, at 1257 EDT, a Piper PA-28-151 warrior, N1004H, registered to smtm holdings inc, operating under part 91 in VMC conditions landed long, loss control, and crashed off the southwest end of runway 5 into a marsh area at George T Lewis Airport, Cedar Key, FL (kcdk). The pilot in command (PIC) was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured. The airplane sustained subtantial damage when the aircraft departed the runway and crashed bending the engine mounts. The aircraft subtained additonal damage to the propeller, right landing gear, nose landing gear, and some minor structural damage to the lower engine compartment during the landing attempt. The flight originated at massey ranch airpark (X50), approximately 30 minutes prior to the incident.

*Private pilot certificate issued on basis of and valid only when accompanied by iceland pilot license number(s)privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 14, 2018, AT 1257 EDT, A PIPER PA-28-151 WARRIOR, N1004H, REGISTERED TO SMTM HOLDINGS INC, OPERATING UNDER PART 91 IN VMC CONDITIONS LANDED LONG, LOSS CONTROL, AND CRASHED OFF THE SOUTHWEST END OF RUNWAY 5 INTO A MARSH AREA AT GEORGE T LEWIS AIRPORT, CEDAR KEY, FL (KCDK). THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED BENDING THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUBTAINED ADDITONAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK (X50), APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

*PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON BASIS OF AND VALID ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY ICELAND PILOT LICENSE NUMBER(S)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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