# Accident 20070918831439A: Piper PA28180, Bridgeport, CT, September 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N9285J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9285J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070918831439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 11 AT BDR. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED LIGHT AND SIGN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC07CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA240), Sep 18, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N9285J), Bridgeport, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Contributing was the crosswind weather condition.

## Other reports on N9285J (1)

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

- [Incident 20150329004139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150329004139I), Mar 29, 2015: Piper PA-28-180 (N9285J), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. While taxing out for flight, nut on nose wheel axle came off. After doing runup as aircraft turned to runway, nose wheel came out of strut and prop struck…

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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