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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Louisville, KY · July 2, 2011

Date: July 2, 2011 · 13:59 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8319N
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA386
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total2,000 in this make and model

N8319NRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8113029 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot states: while landing at Louisville, KY (lou) rnwy 24, he was high and that his rate of descent was above normal... 800 fpm. When the aircraft touched down, it bounced. When it touched down again, the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded off the left side of the rnwy, struck a taxiway sign and a rnwy marker light, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. Four persons on board (no injuries) substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES: WHILE LANDING AT LOUISVILLE, KY (LOU) RNWY 24, HE WAS HIGH AND THAT HIS RATE OF DESCENT WAS ABOVE NORMAL... 800 FPM. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED. WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RNWY, STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND A RNWY MARKER LIGHT, AND THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD (NO INJURIES) SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11LA386Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLouisville, KYThe pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.Jul 2, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8319N · 1

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

Incident 19880526029789IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Farmingdale, NYStruck the nose of a parked aircraft with the left wing while taxiing for takeoff.May 26, 1988 · Minor damage