# Incident 20140425014689I: Piper PA-28-181, Bridgeport, CT, April 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6913F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425014689I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON INITIAL FIRST SOLO LANDED NORMALLY ON RUNWAY 06 AT BDR AND EXITED RUNWAY QUICKLY ONTO TAXIWAY STRIKING TAXI LIGHT WITH PROPELLER. STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH TOWER INSTRUCTION TO EXIT RUNWAY.

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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