# Incident 20011107029079I: Ryan ST3KR, Louisville, KY, November 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107029079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OPERATED AIRCRAFT WITH FULL FUEL AND 260 LBS PASSENGER. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS PROBABLY OVER GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT. ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT STALLED, ROLLED LEFT WITH LEFT WINGTIP DRAGGING RUNWAY. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, REMAINED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED. LEFT LOWER WING SURFACE RIPPED, RIBS DAMAGED, LEFT AILERON BENT.

## Other reports on N53431 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780207006239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207006239I), Feb 7, 1978: Ryan ST3KR (N53431), San Diego, CA. Aircraft battery operated radio was inoperative,landed successfully at a controlled airport. Not observed by tower.

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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