# Accident 20240201001449A: Piper PA-23, Louisville, KY, February 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2024, 10:37 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville-Bowman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1317P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1317P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (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-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201001449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 AT LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD (KLOU). DURING CLIMB-OUT, AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT-CROSSWIND TURN CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FT MSL. WHILE REDUCING ENGINES TO CLIMB POWER, THE PIC AND PASSENGER NOTED THAT A PORTION OF THE FAIRING AFT OF THE ENGINE COWLING ON THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PIC REQUESTED PERMISSION TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD FROM ATC, WHICH WAS GRANTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT WALK-AROUND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT-SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FROM DEPARTURE OF THE ENGINE FAIRING.

## 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 ERA24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA109), Feb 1, 2024: Piper PA23 (N1317P), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to thoroughly inspect and repair the worn-out panel fasteners and fastener holes.

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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