# Accident 20130602009609A: Cessna 182P, Bridgeport, CA, June 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Airport: Bryant Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2586° N, 119.2203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2586&lon=-119.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21231-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 9 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130602009609A

## Narrative

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

A WITNESS STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34.

THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE SINK RATE INCREASED AND HE THOUGHT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HIT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER INCREASE FOR THE HIGH RATE OF SINK.

THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING 200 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 34.

THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 75 FEET IN THE DIRT.  THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

DURING AN INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT, HE TOLD THE REPORTING INSPECTOR THAT HE ONLY REMEMBERS BEING FIXATED ON THE ELECTRIC WIRES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.

## 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 WPR13CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA257), Jun 2, 2013: Cessna 182P (N21231), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distracted attention while on final approach which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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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