# Accident 20060618011939A: Piper PA28140, Louisville, KY, June 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2006, 17:05 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Blue Lick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0806° N, 85.6931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0806&lon=-85.6931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4812T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4812T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618011939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PER PILOT'S STATEMENT: "AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM ON JUNE 18, 2006 I RECEIVED VECTORS FROM LOU APPROACH TO 07KY "BLUE LICK." THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH 5 TO 6 MILES VISIBILITY, CEILINGS WERE ABOUT 2500 TO 3000 FT. I ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR A NORMAL LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN. MY FINAL APPROACH WAS STABLE AND SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 TO 70 WITH FULL FLAPS. I HAD JUST A TOUCH OF POWER IN 1000 TO 1100 RPM BECAUSE I COULD SEE THE FIELD WAS WET AND WANTED TO BRING IT DOWN SLOW AND SOFT. UPON LANDING I FELT THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCH DOWN SO I BROUGHT THE POWER BACK TO IDLE, I HELD THE YOKE BACK UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL LET ITSELF DOWN. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF I HAD TRACTION AND IT YAWED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND STARTED TO SLIDE. I WAS HEADED TOWARD A HANGAR AND OTHER AIRPLANES SO I ADDED A TOUCH OF POWER AND REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. UPON ADDING POWER I NOTICED THE ENGINE BURPED A LITTLE AND I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM (MAYBE 500 FEET) TO SAFELY PERFORM A GO AROUND. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH THE RUDDER TO AVOID SLIDING INTO OTHER AIRCRAFT OR BUILDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE WET GRASS, STRUCK THE FENCE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY."

## 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 NYC06CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA149), Jun 18, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N4812T), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the wet grassy runway.

## Other reports on N4812T (1)

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

- [Incident 20210923017349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210923017349I), Sep 23, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N4812T), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. The pilot in command (PIC) took off from Ogden regional airport (kogd) at 0950 local on 23 September, 2021. After practicing several maneuvers (including…

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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