# Accident 20040329005499A: Pzlwar PZL104W35A, Burlington/Mt V, WA, March 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Burlington/Mt V, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional/Bay View Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4692° N, 122.4206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4692&lon=-122.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65ZA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65ZA-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A (registry code 7360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/p-z-l-warszawa-cnpsl-pzl-104-wilga-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 series (registry code 67202, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-pzl-ai-14-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PZLWAR PZL104W35A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040329005499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH & GO OPERATION AND HAD A GUST OF WIND HIT THE SIDE OF THE A/C. HE STATED HE WAS GOING TO GO AROUND AND THE PAX PUSHED FORWARD ON THE STICK CAUSING THE HARD LANDING. ALSO THE PILOT WAS VERY LOW TIME IN A TAIL DRAGGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA04LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA066), Mar 29, 2004: PZL Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 35A (N65ZA), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger's interference with flight controls during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident were the passenger's anxiety/apprehension, the pilot's inadequate brief to the passenger…

## Other reports on N65ZA (1)

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

- [Accident 20160821014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821014579A), Aug 21, 2016: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A (N65ZA), Austin, NV, Substantial damage. While conducting planning for an off-airport landing aircraft encountered higher terrain and could not climb above the ridge. Pilot elected to land long and…

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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