# NTSB ATL82DA158: Boeing E75N1, N631E, Louisville, KY, May 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1982, 20:00 local (May 17, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Coordinates: 38.25933, -85.70066 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2593&lon=-85.7007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71496/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA158

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT MADE INITIAL CONTACT ABOUT 400 FT DOWN A 1200 FT LANDING STRIP IN A CALM WIND CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHILE THE PILOT WAS BRAKING HEAVILY TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE BOUNDARY FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N631E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-8172
- Airframe hours: 2500
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: George W. Grossman Jr.
- Registered owner: George W. Grossman Jr.
- Departed: LOU, LOUISVILLE, KY
- Destination: LOU, LOUISVILLE, KY
- Airport: Snodgrass, runway 24, 1,200 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 403 total, 65 in this make and model, 343 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820516022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516022049A), May 16, 1982: Boeing E75N1, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Landed long on short runway. Nosed over during hard braking to avoid boundry fence at end of runway.

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.

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