# Incident 20230613010139I: Beech A60, Louisville, KY, June 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2023, 16:10 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1873W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1873W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 85 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230613010139I

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN CHANGE OF WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND LONG AND DEPART THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED HIS AIRSPEED DECAYED ENOUGH THAT HE FELT A GO-AROUND WAS UNSAFE. THE AIRCRAFT’S MAIN TIRES BLEW DUE TO HEAVY BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1873W (1)

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

- [Incident 19890109021449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109021449I), Jan 9, 1989: Beech A60 (N1873W), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Allowed aircraft to taxi off side of taxiway. Left gear sank axle deep in mud. Stated sun affected his vision.

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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