# Accident 20230426009789A: Gilbert R Ringer GP4, Stratford, CT, April 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2023, 20:35 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Bridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GPEX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GILBERT R RINGER GP4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 6 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/20230426009789A

## Narrative

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

A HOMBUILT OSPREY,CANADIAN REGISTERED GP4 OSPREY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  WAS LANDING AT BRIDGEPORT, CT (BDR) ON 4/26/2023 ON RUNWAY 24. AFTER LANDING AND DURING THE ROLLOUT THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE INTO THE SAFETY AREA NEXT TO RUNWAY 24. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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