# Accident 19880507013049A: Cessna 172P, Bowling Green, OH, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Airport: Wood County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3701° N, 83.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3701&lon=-83.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5495K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5495K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507013049A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ATL88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA167), May 7, 1988: Cessna 172P (N5495K), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5495K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20231127021579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231127021579A), Nov 27, 2023: Cessna 172P (N5495K), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. On November 27, 2023, at 1020 MST, a Cessna 172, flown by a fixed-wing student pilot (who also holds a commercial pilot certificate-rotorcraft) experienced an…
- [Accident 20140530007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140530007589A), May 30, 2014: Cessna 172P (N5495K), Bluffton, OH, Substantial damage. On final approach to runway 5, at approximately 60 knots, a "slight" gust of wind lifted the right wing causing the aircraft to drift to the left. The aircraft…

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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