# Accident 20120219003449A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Bowling Green, OH, February 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2012, 13:20 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Airport: Bowling Green
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3911° N, 83.6303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3911&lon=-83.6303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6D (registry code 41823, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120219003449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA176), Feb 19, 2012: Aviat A-1C-200 (N45TT), Bowling Green, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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