# Accident 19970323046039A: Piper PA24250, Bowling Green, OH, March 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1997, 13:41 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Airport: Wood County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3692° N, 83.6392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3692&lon=-83.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6561P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6561P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323046039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/23/97, PILOT ROSEMARY F. LOGIUDICE, ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY JUST SOUTHJ OF BOWLING GREEN AIRPORT (IG0), DURING A PART 91, IFR, PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ALBANY, NY WITH A DESTINATION OF HOLINE, ILL. AND A FUEL STOP AT BOWLING GREEN. ENROUTE TO BOWLING GREEN SHE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN WINDS ALONG WITH INCREASED FUEL USAGE.  SHE ALERTED CENTER AND TOLEDO APPROACH.  SHE WAS THEN VECTORED TO BOWLING GREEN AND INTO FREEZING RAIN.  SHE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING INTO BOWLING GREEN BECASUE OF RUNWAY CONDITIONS, AND BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB.  SHE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING JUST PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  NEITHER MS. LOGIDICE NOR HER PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

## 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 NYC97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA061), Mar 23, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N6561P), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in airframe ice and the loss of adequate lift to maintain continued flight. The adverse weather (icing) condition was a related factor.

## Other reports on N6561P (2)

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

- [Incident 20090920021159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090920021159I), Sep 20, 2009: Piper PA24250 (N6561P), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Just prior to landing on runway 17R, pilot heard metal dragging on pavement. Pilot raised the nose of the aircraft and added power. A go around was initiated…
- [Accident 19770901025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901025229A), Sep 1, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N6561P), Panther Junctn, TX, Substantial damage

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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