# NTSB SEA79FYE06: Piper PA-28, N8402C, Bremerton, WA, November 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1978
- Place: Bremerton, WA · BREMERTON, WA
- Location: 47.5400° N, 122.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bremerton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5400&lon=-122.7171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE06

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8402C), registered now, S/N 28-7625112, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kitsap County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781124037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124037959A), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA28140, Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd to l of center in snow. Didnt use ldg lts. Rwy partially clea

## Other investigations on N8402C (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 SEA89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA140), Jul 24, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N8402C), Vashon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES), AND SOFT TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN…

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.

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