Piper PA-32R-301 N8319N

Summary

On 2 July 2011 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301 registered N8319N was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2011 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Bowman Field (LOU)

Coordinates

38.2278, -85.6636

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301

Registration

N8319N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Melbourne → Louisville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA386

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a steep descent while on approach, and the airplane touched down on the runway and bounced. The left landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, where it struck a taxiway sign and sustained substantial damage to its fuselage and both wings. When interviewed after the accident, the pilot did not report experiencing any mechanical malfunctions. However, he subsequently reported that the engine did not respond to a throttle control input after the airplane bounced and that he was not certain whether he experienced any mechanical malfunctions. Examination of the engine did not reveal any preimpact malfunctions. The airplane had been operated for about 20 hours since its most recent annual inspection, which was performed about 4 months prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.