# Accident 20030924023539A: Luscom 8F, Bremerton, WA, September 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4992° N, 122.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4992&lon=-122.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9913C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9913C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F (registry code 8190130, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924023539A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA03LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA194), Sep 24, 2003: Luscombe 8F (N9913C), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll which resulted in the aircraft nosing over.

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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