# Accident 20020423015019A: Piper PA32260, Louisville, KY, April 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2002, 17:24 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2278° N, 85.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2278&lon=-85.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166PA-2003-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423015019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE QUIT DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 800-1000' AGL. PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN BACK TO AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. LEFT WING STRUCK A BUILDING SHEARED OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE, RIGHT WING SHEARED OFF WHEN IT STRUCK A FENCE POST. FUSELAGE CAME TO REST AGAINST A BARRIER FENCE.

## 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 IAD02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA044), Apr 23, 2002: Piper PA-32-260 (N166PA), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent selection of an empty fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation of the engine.

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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