# Accident 19890401005709A: Cessna 150L, Bowling Green, OH, April 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1989, 15:50 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Airport: Wood County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3702° N, 83.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3702&lon=-83.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1044Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1044Z-2009-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890401005709A

## Narrative

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

ON THIRD SOLO LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST.BOUNCED,CAME DOWN AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, DAMAGING FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE

## 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 ATL89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA120), Apr 1, 1989: Cessna 150L (N1044Z), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDING FLARE. THE RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING WAS INADEQUATE AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON…

## Other reports on N1044Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19850131007899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131007899I), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna 150L (N1044Z), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Veered after right main went into snowbank on touchdown. Aircraft was not properly aligned with center of runway.

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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