- Date
- August 8, 1982, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8876EPiper PA 28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820808035159A
- Case key
- 70166
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot received information from a departing aircraft that there was a 10 to 15 kt crosswind favoring runway 23. He went around on his first approach when the aircraft was too high. On the second attempt to land, the aircraft was floating, so the pilot went around again. Reportedly on the third approach, the aircraft touched down about 400 ft down the 2400 ft runway, but the plane veered to the left when the pilot "hit" the brakes. He eased up on the left brake so that he could stay on the runway. Subsequently, the plane ran off the end of the runway, encountered uneven terrain, and came to rest partially submerged in salt water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8876E
- Reported as
- Piper PA 28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7690228
- Airframe hours
- 2,829
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jacksonville Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Ronald Wilsbach
- Departed
- NIP · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- 2EJ · Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport
- CDK · Lewis Field, runway 23, 2,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 4 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 48 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.