# Incident 20110715016269I: Grajek Allan J RV-8, Louisville, KY, July 15, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2011, 18:50 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AG-2017-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grajek Allan J RV-8 (registry code 056298F, https://openairdocs.org/model/grajek-allan-j-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B (registry code 41819, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRAJEK ALLAN J RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,490 total, 440 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110715016269I

## Narrative

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

N56AG, RV-8, LANDING RUNWAY 24, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN. WINDS WERE 350 DEG, 11 KNOTS.

## Other reports on N56AG (1)

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

- [Incident 20140808014499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140808014499I), Aug 8, 2014: Grajek Allan J RV-8 (N56AG), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. Pilot tried to turn off at taxiway charlie"c" but was going too fast. Pilot applied the brakes too hard which caused the aircraft to nose over causing the…

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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