# Incident 19930913036739I: Piper PA28140, Frankfort, KY, September 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1817° N, 84.9068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (FFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1817&lon=-84.9068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55270, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55270) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 25 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913036739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ALLOWED WING TIP TO CONTACT RUNWAY ON A CROSSWIND LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N55270 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830604025619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604025619A), Jun 4, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N55270), Big Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Drifted on level off and blinded by sun,set down on edge of runway and struck a railroad sign. Strong crosswind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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