N1004H

On March 14, 2018, a Piper PA28 (N1004H) was involved in an incident near Cedar Key, FL. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA18CA197. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1004H.