# Accident 20190226022839A: Piper PA-28-181, Louisville, KY, February 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2019, 18:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2281° N, 85.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2281&lon=-85.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2184X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2184X-2019-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190226022839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND FOUND NO ISSUES. TAXIED TO RUNWAY 24 AT LOU PERFORMED RUN UP ALL NORMAL. DEPARTED ON 24, ROTATED AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL. ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT DECIDED TO PUT AIRCRAFT BACK ON RUNWAY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, ENDING UP ON THE ROAD JUST PAST FENCE IN SENECA PARK, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA19LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA109), Feb 26, 2019: Piper PA28 (N2184X), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the magnetos due to a known deficiency, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the applicable…

## Other reports on N2184X (1)

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

- [Incident 19990306012759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990306012759I), Mar 6, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N2184X), Lexington, KY. PIC, dnny s. shoaf on a flight from fay to luk requested a route diversion from ATC when over hazard, KY. To lex because he realized he would not arrive at his…

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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