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FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Louisville, KY · January 30, 2009

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Date
January 30, 2009 · 15:30 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N921GG
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,154 total50 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N921GGRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2025 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636136 · Built 1998Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350PEngine modelLycoming TIO-540-AE2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 30, 2009 at approximately 1530 local time, Piper malibu, N921GG, piloted by privacy data omitted, landed on runway 24 at Bowman Field (klou) in Louisville KY. The reported wind was 280 degrees at 11 knots. After touching down the aircraft drifted towards the left side of the runway then veered to the right striking a snow bank and coming to rest approximately 50 feet off the right side of the runway. When the aircraft struck the snow bank the nose gear collapsed and the propeller was destroyed. Marks left by the tires on the runway indicate that the brakes on both of the main landing gear were used heavily through out the landing roll. The runway surface at the time was clear of snow and ice in all areas that the aircraft was operated however the runway was reported to have patchy thin snow and ice. The pilot of the aircraft stated that when the aircraft began to drift to the left she was hesitant to input the required corrections because of the condition of the runway. This statement is in conflict with the skid marks on the runway which indicate that aggressive braking was used throughout the loss of directional control. Inspection of the aircraft indicated no obvious mechanical problems with the main landing gear or the breaking system. The nose gear was damaged by the impact and then further damaged when the aircraft was towed but there is nothing that indicates it was damaged prior to the landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 30, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME, PIPER MALIBU, N921GG, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT BOWMAN FIELD (KLOU) IN LOUISVILLE KY. THE REPORTED WIND WAS 280 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING A SNOW BANK AND COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SNOW BANK THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. MARKS LEFT BY THE TIRES ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE BRAKES ON BOTH OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE USED HEAVILY THROUGH OUT THE LANDING ROLL. THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE IN ALL AREAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED HOWEVER THE RUNWAY WAS REPORTED TO HAVE PATCHY THIN SNOW AND ICE. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SHE WAS HESITANT TO INPUT THE REQUIRED CORRECTIONS BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY. THIS STATEMENT IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WHICH INDICATE THAT AGGRESSIVE BRAKING WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OR THE BREAKING SYSTEM. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT AND THEN FURTHER DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT INDICATES IT WAS DAMAGED PRIOR TO THE LANDING.