# Accident 20140823015529A: Piper PA-28-140, Taylorsville, KY, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1192° N, 85.3256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1192&lon=-85.3256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41224, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41224-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823015529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 1300' LONG. AIRCRAFT SLID, PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED 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 ERA14CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA407), Aug 23, 2014: Piper PA-28-140 (N41224), Taylorsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on a wet runway and delayed go-around attempt, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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