# Incident 19780925018129I: Cessna 172, Bridgeport, CT, September 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1978, 18:31 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Sikorksy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5154Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5154Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925018129I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH GUSTY CROSSWIND. RETURNED TO AIRPORT OF ORIGIN WHERE TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE TIRE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N5154Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19750903028539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903028539A), Sep 3, 1975: Cessna 172M (N5154Q), Hudson, NY, Substantial damage. Found airspeed indicator inop on take off,returned to arpt,landed hard,static port found taped ovr

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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