# Accident 20040820021789A: Piper PA28R180, London, KY, August 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Macgee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0869° N, 84.0772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0869&lon=-84.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2330T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2330T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 18 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040820021789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT/OWNER NOTICED DAMAGE ON TOP SKIN OF LEFT WING FOLLOWING HIS LOCAL FLIGHT DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE STATED THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE LANDINGS WAS HARDER THAN NORMAL, BUT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT ANY OF THE LANDINGS SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE WING. IT APPEARS THAT THE AFFECTED AREA MAY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT AN EARLIER DATE, THOUGH NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE A REPAIR IN THAT AREA. SOME OF THE CRACK IN THE WING RIB AT THE DAMAGED SITE, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FRESH. THERE ARE SEVERAL MISSING RIB ATTACHMENT RIVETS. ALSO ONE OF THE RIB RIVETS IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, I.E. HOLE MISDRILLED, AND IMPROPER BUCKTAIL.

## 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 IAD04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA041), Aug 20, 2004: Piper PA-28R-180 (N2330T), London, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An undocumented, improper repair attempt, which subsequently resulted in fatigue cracking to the rib cap.

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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