# Accident 20150925016049A: Stinson HW75, Bremerton, WA, September 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2015, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4903° N, 122.7647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4903&lon=-122.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson HW75 (registry code 8632002, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-hw75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON HW75
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150925016049A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 25,2015, THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTRATION NO. N22548,  DEPARTED KPLU, (PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT) AT 1445 PDT WITH THE INTENTION TO  LAND AT KPWT(BREMERTON NATIONAL AIRPORT). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT KPWT. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED AN OVER- CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT  WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT, DAMAGED ITS SUPPORT STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 GAA15CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA283), Sep 25, 2015: Stinson HW75 (N22548), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in the left main landing gear collapse and substantial damage to the left wing strut attachment points.

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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