# Accident 20060321008719A: Cessna 172RG, Bridgeport, TX, March 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EW6S
- 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: N616SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 138 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321008719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2006, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND FROM RWY 17 AT BRIDGEPORT (KXBP). WITH FULL FLAPS DEPLOYED THE CESSNA 172RG WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND SETTLED UNDER POWER ONTO THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WERE COUNSELED CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT.

## 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 DFW06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA106), Mar 21, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to regain control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind, and the inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot receiving instruction…

## Other reports on N616SF (4)

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

- [Incident 19980419013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419013909I), Apr 19, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC was providing flight training to his student. The landing was rejected due to geese near the runway. While on final approach during the second…
- [Incident 19960706024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706024999I), Jul 6, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing on runway 15 the pilot reported that the nose gear retracted slowly during landing roll-out. Resulting in the aircraft coming to a…
- [Incident 19960629045839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629045839I), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft ran off runway and struck a runway light. Instructor no longer employed at this flight school. Whereabouts unknown. Chief flight instructor…
- [Accident 19940913026909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913026909A), Sep 13, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Substantial damage. On precision approach high sink rate. Added power. Pitched up and stalled. CFI failed to advise proper recovery.

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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