# Accident 19980905029829A: Cessna 305A, Louisville, KY, September 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1998
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5245G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5245G-2000-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905029829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BANNER TOW OPERATION. BANNER WOULD NOT RELEASE SO PILOT LANDED WITH BANNER ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT. BANNER CONTACTED RUNWAY FIRST CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LOSE SPEED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC98LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA181), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N5245G (3)

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

- [Accident 19991203042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991203042929A), Dec 3, 1999: N5245G, Akron, CO, No damage. (-23)Landing in high winds on rwy 11 the pilot lost directional control. A/c experienced a partial ground loop. Right wheel failed followed by right wheel…
- [Accident 19960417047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417047159A), Apr 17, 1996: Cessna 305 (N5245G), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) [privacy data omitted] banner twisted, forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19880110000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110000509A), Jan 10, 1988: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Littleton, CO, Substantial damage. Poorly snow plowed landing strip. Pilot allowed aircraft to hit a snow ridge. Aircraft then cartwheeled.

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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