SEA79FYE06

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bremerton, WA · November 24, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1978
Place
Bremerton, WA · BREMERTON, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8402CPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781124037959A
Case key
139110

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3437  78/11/24   BREMERTON,WA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N8402C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      28, 1981 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KITSAP COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENTON,WA                   BREMERTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND TO L OF CENTER IN SNOW. DIDNT USE LDG LTS. RWY PARTIALLY CLEARED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8402C
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kitsap County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8402C · 1

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