# Incident 20031025029499I: Piper PA20, Petaluma, CA, October 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2003, 11:40 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2578° N, 122.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7409K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7409K-2019-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025029499I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 10/25/03, A PIPER PA20 ACFT, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT THE PETALUMA AIRPORT, ON RUNWAY 11 AT 1140PDT. WING DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX04CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA026), Oct 25, 2003: Piper PA-20 (N7409K), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control that resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N7409K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190712011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190712011349A), Jul 12, 2019: Piper PA-20 (N7409K), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage. Tbd

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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