What happened
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(-23) Pilot was attempting to land on runway 19 @ Bremerton intl. Airport (pwt). Pilot stated that the aircraft touched down on the threshold markings on centerline with a three point landing and began a normal roll out when the aircraft began to veer left, at which time the stopped abruptly and nosed over. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Weather at the time was clear (VFR) and no winds. Examination of the runway showed evidence of skid marks prior to the propeller making contact with the runway. The pilot provided a written statement dated September 26, 2003, where he stated that he had applied the brakes in an abrupt manner, causing the nose to drop, and the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft to nose over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19 @ BREMERTON INTL. AIRPORT (PWT). PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE THRESHOLD MARKINGS ON CENTERLINE WITH A THREE POINT LANDING AND BEGAN A NORMAL ROLL OUT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT, AT WHICH TIME THE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR (VFR) AND NO WINDS. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SKID MARKS PRIOR TO THE PROPELLER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2003, WHERE HE STATED THAT HE HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ABRUPT MANNER, CAUSING THE NOSE TO DROP, AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.
NTSB investigation
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