# NTSB ATL83LA364: Piper PA-38-12, N2457N, Louisville, KY, September 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 10, 1983, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Coordinates: 38.150516, -85.879432 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1505&lon=-85.8794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA364
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6202/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA364

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SANDBANK ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE WIND WAS CALM. THERWY WAS 75 FT WIDE AND DRY. AS THE ACFT SLOWED DURING THE ROLLOUT IT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, THE PLT OVERCORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A SANDBANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2457N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457N-1984-06-02), registration cancelled 1984-06-02, S/N 38-79A0851 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A0851
- Airframe hours: 1065
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Luft Spiel Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 17, 1982
- Airport: PVT, Barrett, runway 36, 3,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 120 total, 75 in this make and model, 68 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19830910051599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910051599A), Sep 10, 1983: Piper PA38112, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Overcontrolled after aircraft swerved on the landing roll. Ran off the runway into a sandbank.

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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