# Accident 20140430005429A: Coulter Hugh Clarke PULSAR XP SERIES I, Bremerton, WA, April 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2014, 10:50 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4950° N, 122.7747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4950&lon=-122.7747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coulter Hugh Clarke PULSAR XP SERIES I (registry code 056041T, https://openairdocs.org/model/coulter-hugh-clarke-pulsar-xp-series-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COULTER HUGH CLARKE PULSAR XP SERIES I
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140430005429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA179), Apr 30, 2014: Coulter Hugh Clarke Pulsar XP Series I (N452PC), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue 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.

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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