# NTSB GAA18CA197: Piper PA28, N1004H, Cedar Key, FL, March 14, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 14, 2018, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Cedar Key, FL - Coordinates: 29.134166, -83.050552 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1342&lon=-83.0506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 24, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 96971 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA197 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96971/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96971 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA197 ## Probable cause The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the operator, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert. The pilot later reported that "the wind sock gave faulty information" during landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The METAR at the nearest airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 310° at 5 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 5. The runway length was 2,355 ft. According to the manufacturer's Pilot's Operating Handbook, the normal landing distance is 595 ft. The operator reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative According to the operator, the foreign certificated pilot reported that "the wind sock gave faulty information" during landing. The airplane exited the departure end of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The METAR at the nearest airport reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was from 310° at 5 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 5. The runway length was 2,355ft. According to the manufacturer's Pilot Operating Handbook the normal landing distance is 595ft. The operator reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1004H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1004H), registered now, S/N 28-7715301, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (151) - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7715301 - Year built: 1976 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Smtm Holdings Inc. - Registered owner: Smtm Holdings Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: X50, Edgewater, FL - Destination: CDK, Cedar Key, FL - Airport: CDK, George T Lewis, runway 05, 2,355 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 10, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 227 total, 50 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KCGC, 30 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20180314002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180314002519A), Mar 14, 2018: Piper PA-28-151, Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 28, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96971. 3.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466085&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 135 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466086&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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