# Accident 20161123018759A: Cessna 182P, Bridgeport, TX, November 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2016, 12:13 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1753° N, 97.8283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1753&lon=-97.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7392Q-2018-03-28) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 439 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161123018759A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 23, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL, N7392Q DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (XBP). THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN A COW PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER/SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER STRIKING A TREE ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN17LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA044), Nov 23, 2016: Cessna 182P (N7392Q), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector before takeoff, which resulted a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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