# Accident 20050820018269A: Cessna 152, Bridgeport, TX, August 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1719° N, 97.8236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1719&lon=-97.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6459M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6459M-2009-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820018269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOS AT KXBP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT WHEEL. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST BY THE CFI. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DFW05CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA218), Aug 20, 2005: Cessna 152 (N6459M), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a crosswind landing resulting in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N6459M (1)

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

- [Incident 20031211033999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031211033999I), Dec 11, 2003: Cessna 152 (N6459M), Desoto, IL, Minor damage. (-23) During descent to mdh in extremely cold conditions, with carburetor heat on, the engine started to run rough. The engine quit and the pilot conducted an…

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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