# Accident 20040106004029A: Piper PA28R180, California City, CA, January 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2004, 21:00 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1511° N, 118.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1511&lon=-118.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3820T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3820T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040106004029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIPER N3820T WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT THE CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT AT 2100 PST WHEN THE PILOT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY INTO THE DIRT AND CONTINUED TO TAXI AN ADDITIONAL 100 YARDS UNTIL THE R/H MLG COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA090), Jan 7, 2004: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3820T), California City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to continue taxiing during dark night conditions without an operable taxi/landing light or taxiway lights and his failure to maintain taxiway alignment. Contributing factors to…

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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