Lone Hickory Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Yadkinville, North Carolina 27055
Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:32 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/29/2010
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1232
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Yadkinville
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 27055
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 360308N
Event Location Longitude 0804137W
Event Location Airport Lone Hickory Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 80C
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1000
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1232 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 224
Weather Observation Facility ID SVH
Elevation of weather observation facility 1000
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 22
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 21
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 40
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.3
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 28026
NTSB Notification Source NTSB Communication Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 18 2010 10:16PM
User who most recently changed record coxp
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N888GK
NTSB Number ERA10CA452
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name KILISHEK GEORGE T
Aircraft Model RV-8
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 80006
Certified Max Gross Weight 1800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 13 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 455
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name STEELE JEFFREY B
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City YADKINVILLE
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 27055-6294
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name STEELE JEFFREY B
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City YADKINVILLE
Operator State NC
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 27055-6294
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 80C
Departure City Yadkinville
Departure State NC
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1222
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 80C
Destination City Yadkinville
Destination State NC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 28 2010 4:18PM
User who most recently changed record wilr
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 2000
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --