# Accident 20180314002519A: Piper PA-28-151, Cedar Key, FL, March 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2018, 12:57 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: George T Lewis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1342° N, 83.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1342&lon=-83.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1004H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1004H) (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: 226 total, 50 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180314002519A

## Narrative

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

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^

## 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 GAA18CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA197), Mar 14, 2018: Piper PA28 (N1004H), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

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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