# Accident 19991024040439A: Aero Commander 680, Bremerton, WA, October 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1999, 14:05 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5695° N, 122.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5695&lon=-122.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1231-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991024040439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OWNED AND OPERATED BY UNCERTIFICATED, PER-SOLO STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED BOEING FIELS (KBFI) FOR A DUAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT TO BREMERTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KPWT). WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS ADN LANDINGS AT PWT, STUDNET PILOT (OWNER) MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 BUT AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DURING ROLL-OUT.  STUDENT DID NOT RESPOND TO INSTRUCTOR'S VERBAL INSRTUCTIONS.  INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WIHT NOSEWHEEL STEERING INPUTS BUT WAS NOT ALBE TO OVERPOWER  STUDENT.  STUDENT ADMITTED HE FROZE UP ON CONTROLS.  AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO LEFT AND CAME TO REST BETWEEN RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY.

## 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 SEA00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA016), Oct 24, 1999: Aero Commander 680 (N1231), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control by the student pilot during landing. Factors include inadequate remedial action by the flight instructor, and an airport sign that was struck by the airplane, collapsing…

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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