- Date
- September 21, 1986, 13:06 local (17:06 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4505VPiper PA-31-325
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860921048999A
- Case key
- 7198
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following a normal touchdown and landing, the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft veered off the left side of runway. The pilot stated that he was unable to correct the directional problem after the aircraft departed the runwaysurface. Examination of the accident site disclosed that there were black tire marks leading from the runway surface. Anexamination of the aircraft failed to disclose any malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4505V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-325
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-812002
- Airframe hours
- 1,895
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-F2BD, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Navajo Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1986 · 171 hours before
- Departed
- Lansing, MI
- Airport
- Bowman Field, runway 14, 3,539 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,321 total · 215 in this make and model · 1,740 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.