# Accident 19940901024859A: Piper PA28R180, Vine Grove, KY, September 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vine Grove, KY
- Airport: Vine Grove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8102° N, 85.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8102&lon=-85.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3256R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3256R-2015-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 388 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940901024859A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LEFT MAIN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY WING STRUCK A POST. GROUND LOOPED, COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR. BLAMED CROSSWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA163), Sep 1, 1994: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3256R), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's (1) inadequate compensation for wind conditions and (2) failure to align with the runway during landing touch down.

## Other reports on N3256R (4)

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

- [Incident 20150218001499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150218001499I), Feb 18, 2015: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3256R), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. On approach winds were gusting at 30 knots at 300 on runway 26. Pilot was using heavy left rudder with a slip to the right. At approximately 30 feet altitude…
- [Incident 20020625020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625020759I), Jun 25, 2002: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Chillicothe, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Enroute from college park, pa to louisville, KY two hours into flight pilot noticed oil drops on windshield. Tried to divert to circleville to have a…
- [Incident 20011119030739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011119030739I), Nov 19, 2001: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Local area pleasure flight with three takeoff and landings. During the last landing pilot stated the aircraft just settled on the nose and skidded to a…
- [Incident 19900207006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900207006009I), Feb 7, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Frankfort, KY, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.

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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