# NTSB SEA81DYE37: Cessna 172, N2946E, Bremerton, WA, September 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1981
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2729   81/9/8    BREMERTON,WA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 130
        TIME - 1400                    N2946E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KITSAP COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  BREMERTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2946E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946E), registered now, S/N 17271380, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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

## Other investigations on N2946E (3)

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 LAX94LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA215), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S IMPROPER LEVEL OFF DURING LANDING. THE TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB LAX91LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA336), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GO-AROUND COURSE OVER THE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB SEA81FYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE18), Feb 23, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2946E), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

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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