Piper PA-28-181 N2823L
16 March 2008 · Bremerton, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 2008 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N2823L was involved in an accident near Bremerton, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bremerton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT)
- Coordinates
- 47.4950, -122.7744
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N2823L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bremerton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the control interference on the rudder pedals created by the pilot's footwear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was taxiing to his hangar after a local flight. As he taxied, he noticed a pickup truck parked in front of a hangar, which required him to deviate left to maintain taxi clearance. During his manipulating the rudder pedals to steer the airplane, his left foot got caught on something, and the airplane veered 180 degrees left. The airplane impacted a hangar denting the outer 3 feet of the left wing to the spar, damaging the aileron near the inboard hinge, and separating the wing root from the fuselage by approximately 1 inch. The pilot said he was wearing hiking boots and he believes they impeded his ability to manipulate the rudder pedals.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2008 | Piper PA 28-180 | Sonoma, California, United States | Timothy Bennett | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-28-161 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-28-161 | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | UND Aerospace Foundation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-28-235 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | A & M Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Piper PA-28-181 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Pan AM International Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | Offshore Flight School Inc | Serious injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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