Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain aircraft control.
NTSB analysis
The pilot said he was taxiing to runway 19 for departure. The reported winds were from 190 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 26 knots. The pilot taxied to the end of the runway after performing all the preflight checks and he turned to a downwind direction to check for landing traffic. As the airplane turned, the right wing began to rise and the airplane nosed over, bending and wrinkling both wings, the empennage, and the rudder.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR09CA433 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 7, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bremerton, Washington
- Nearest airport
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built CH 701 SP
- N-number
- N701V
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.