Kilishek George T RV-8 N888GK
29 August 2010 · Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 2010 at about 16:32 local time, a Kilishek George T RV-8 registered N888GK, operated by Steele Jeffrey B, was involved in an accident near Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lone Hickory Airport (80C)
- Coordinates
- 36.0522, -80.6936
- Aircraft
- Kilishek George T RV-8
- Registration
- N888GK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steele Jeffrey B
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yadkinville → Yadkinville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA452
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was conducting touch-and-go practice takeoff and landings at his home airport. During approach for the first landing, he noted that the flight controls felt less responsive than normal and that the airplane was in a nose-high configuration. The airplane approached the runway at a high descent rate and touched down hard in a level attitude. A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane and noted that he should have increased the engine power during the landing approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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