# Accident 20080316831739A: Piper PA28181, Bremerton, WA, March 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4950° N, 122.7744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4950&lon=-122.7744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2823L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2823L-2019-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 133 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080316831739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 16TH, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF TAXIING TO HIS HANGAR, THE LEFT WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED HANGAR 26 BLDG 10, LOCATED SOUTH OF HIS HANGAR (HANGAR 12 BLDG 9). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING TOO FAST.

## 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 LAX08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA087), Mar 16, 2008: Piper PA-28-181 (N2823L), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the control interference on the rudder pedals created by the pilot's footwear.

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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