# Accident 20110702015939A: Piper PA-32R-301, Louisville, KY, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 13:59 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2278° N, 85.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2278&lon=-85.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8319N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702015939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA386), Jul 2, 2011: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8319N), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N8319N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880526029789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526029789I), May 26, 1988: Piper PA32R301 (N8319N), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Struck the nose of a parked aircraft with the left wing while taxiing for takeoff.

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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