# Accident 20010930028479A: Let L33SOLO, Bardstown, KY, September 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bardstown, KY
- Airport: Samuels Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8092° N, 85.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8092&lon=-85.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3301L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3301L-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L 33 SOLO (registry code 1360309, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L33SOLO
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930028479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED AS HE TURNED FINAL AND WAS 10 FEET AGL THE NOSE DROPPED SHARPLY STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## 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 NYC01LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA231), Sep 30, 2001: Let 33 (N3301L), Bardstown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a nose-first, hard touchdown.

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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