# Accident 20250718009609A: Rohrer Douglas D VANS RV-14A, Bowling Green, KY, July 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2025, 07:15 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Bowling Green-Warren County Rg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9583° N, 86.4134° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9583&lon=-86.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rohrer Douglas D VANS RV-14A (registry code 05642QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/rohrer-douglas-d-vans-rv-14a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-390-A3B6 (registry code 42420, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-a3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROHRER DOUGLAS D VANS RV-14A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-390-A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 831 total, 46 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250718009609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TOO FAST ON LANDING APPROACH AND LANDED LONG. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY SURFACE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE AIRFIELD PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 ERA25LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA271), Jul 18, 2025: Rohrer Douglas D Vans RV-14A (N288EE), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain an appropriate touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a fence.

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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