NYC73DNE06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Bridgeport, CT · August 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1972
Place
Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7341QCessna 182P
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163345

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2313  72/8/11    BRIDGEPORT,CONN     CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 224
        TIME - 1200                    N7341Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MICH                  BRIDGEPORT,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- NOSE STRUT ATTACHMENT DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7341Q
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bridgeport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.