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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-200 · Bowling Green, OH · February 19, 2012

Date
February 19, 2012 · 13:20 local
Place
Bowling Green, OH
Airport
Bowling Green
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45TT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA176
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1D6D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft touched down on runway 10 at the Bowling Green Airport. The aircraft made an abrupt left turn. Pilot corrected to the right. Ground loop ensued. Left main landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 10 AT THE BOWLING GREEN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN. PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. GROUND LOOP ENSUED. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.