ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41753
Last updated: 7 December 2020
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| Date: | 01-SEP-1997 |
| Time: | 16:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182C |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Skies Skydiving Adventures of Dupont |
| Registration: | N9015T |
| C/n / msn: | 52915 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA (PWT/KPWT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA (PWT/KPWT) |
| Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, WA (PWT/KPWT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Witnesses reported that immediately after the airplane took off, it went into a left turn, and that its nose then dropped and it impacted the ground at a steep angle. No evidence of pre-impact conditions interfering with normal operation was found during on-site examination or in follow-up examinations of the airplane's engine, propeller, and carburetor. A gross weight computation based on airplane empty weight, reported fuel loading, and occupant and parachute weight estimates indicated that the airplane was approximately 38 pounds over maximum gross weight at the time of the accident.
CAUSE: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a climbing turn at low altitude, resulting in a stall and impact with terrain. A factor was the pilot exceeding the aircraft's maximum takeoff gross weight limitation.
Sources:
1. NTSB IDENTIFICATION SEA97FA201: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X08921
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9015T
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Feb-2016 13:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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