# Accident 20040325009689A: Piper PA28181, Louisville, KY, March 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2004, 11:39 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N340PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040325009689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 24. JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLARED PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT. HE WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS, AND HITTING AN AIRPORT SIGN. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC04CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA094), Mar 25, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N340PA), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, and the CFI's delayed remedial action. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.

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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