# Accident 20040410005719A: Cessna 172N, Bridgeport, CT, April 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1633° N, 73.1261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1633&lon=-73.1261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6583D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583D-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040410005719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 10, 2004, A CESSNA 172, REGISTRATION NUMBER 6583D, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT BRIDGEPORT, CT. THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC04CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA104), Apr 10, 2004: Cessna 172N (N6583D), Bridgeport, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the gusty winds.

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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