# Accident 20090906017799A: Amtr CH701SP, Bremerton, WA, September 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2009, 18:26 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4900° N, 122.7647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4900&lon=-122.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swalley Mark H CH 701 SP (registry code 05622MC, https://openairdocs.org/model/swalley-mark-h-ch-701-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701SP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 211 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090906017799A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 JUST BEFORE 6:30 PM THE PILOT OF N701V COMPLETED HIS PRE-FLIGHT AND RUN-UP THEN TAXIED INTO POSITION PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY LINE FOR RUNWAY LINE FOR RUNWAY 19 ON TAXIWAY F AT BREMERTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A QUARTERING POSITION AWAY FROM THE WING, HOWEVER JUST PRIOR TO TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOOK FOR TRAFFIC A WIND GUST PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT WING AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR09CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA433), Sep 7, 2009: Swalley Mark H CH 701 SP (N701V), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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