20140430005429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Coulter Hugh Clarke PULSAR XP SERIES I · Bremerton, WA · April 30, 2014

Date: April 30, 2014 · 10:50 local
Place: Bremerton, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N452PC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14LA179
Reported as: Coulter Hugh Clarke Pulsar XP Series I
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N452PCRegistered now · Coulter Hugh Clarke PULSAR XP SERIES IS/N 452 · Built 1998 Airframe modelCoulter Hugh Clarke PULSAR XP SERIES I Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During take-off from the Bremerton internation airport (pwt) at around 1050 am, located in Bremerton, WA. The aircraft lost it's nose wheel assembly. The pilot was notified by the FBO that they saw something fall from his aircraft. Personel from the FBO recovered a nose wheel assembly from the runway which has the same paint markings as the aircraft. The aircraft returned to the Bremerton airport and FBO personel confirmed his nose wheel was missing. The aircraft landed and substained damage to the firewall and fuselage aft of the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKE-OFF FROM THE BREMERTON INTERNATION AIRPORT (PWT) AT AROUND 1050 AM, LOCATED IN BREMERTON, WA. THE AIRCRAFT LOST IT'S NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FBO THAT THEY SAW SOMETHING FALL FROM HIS AIRCRAFT. PERSONEL FROM THE FBO RECOVERED A NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE RUNWAY WHICH HAS THE SAME PAINT MARKINGS AS THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE BREMERTON AIRPORT AND FBO PERSONEL CONFIRMED HIS NOSE WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUBSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBremerton, WAFatigue failure of the nose landing gear retention and pivot shaft, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the nose gear wheel and tire assembly.Apr 30, 2014 · Substantial damage