# Accident 20080406831779A: Cessna P210N, Louisville, KY, April 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2008, 14:56 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2283° N, 85.6633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2283&lon=-85.6633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734JV-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406831779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N734JV WAS APPROACHING BOWMAN FIELD FROM THE WEST COMING FROM RIL. AFTER SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE TOWER, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO LAND. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF THE CLEARANCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NEVER REQUESTED A 360 DEGREE TURN NOR DID THE TOWER APPROVE A 360 DEGREE TURN. HALF WAY THROUGH HIS TURN, WITNESSES STATE "THE MORE HE TURNED TO THE LFT THE STEEPER THE BANK OF THE TURN BECAME WITHOUT INCREASING IN AIRSPEED." THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT IN HALF AND FIRE ENSUED AFTER IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS EVACUATED BY THE LOUISVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL FOR INTERNAL INJURIES AND BURNS. EVIDENCE INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE RIGHT WING DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE LEFT WING BURNED BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MINUTES DURING THE PILOT'S EVACUATION. THERE WAS A CALL OF LOW FUEL PRIOR TO THE CRASH BUT NO AIRCRAFT CALL SIGN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CALL. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE ENGINE TEARDOWN OR THE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA AND THE INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURERS.

## 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 NYC08LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA152), Apr 6, 2008: Cessna P210N (N734JV), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## Other reports on N734JV (4)

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

- [Incident 20060928023989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060928023989I), Sep 28, 2006: Cessna P210N (N734JV), Concord, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was landing on runway 32R, during the landing the nose wheel broke. Minor damage to the airframe with a propeller strike.
- [Incident 20000919037869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919037869I), Sep 19, 2000: Cessna P210N (N734JV), Middletown, PA. (-23) Pilot experienced electrical power failure in teterboro, NJ on 9/18. Maintenance installed a new alternator and ground checked ok. Departed teterboro on…
- [Incident 19980926043499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926043499I), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna P210N (N734JV), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot lost control on landing roll- prop damage, right wing tip damage at cmh. Satisfactory completed 44709 on 12-4-98 cincinnati, OH FSDO.
- [Incident 19980513017869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513017869I), May 13, 1998: Cessna P210N (N734JV), Batavia, OH, Minor damage. Total electrical failure departing I69. Gear collapsed on return. Had undergone electrical repair before flight.

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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