# Accident 20040429009239A: Piper PA20, Bandera, WA, April 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bandera, WA
- Airport: Bandera State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3833° N, 122.5386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3833&lon=-122.5386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7631K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7631K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040429009239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED AND ON ROLLOUT AT BANDERA STATE, A COMBINATION OF ROUGH FIELD, TAILWIND AND BRAKING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND REST INVERTED.

## 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 SEA04LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA075), Apr 29, 2004: Piper PA-20 (N7631K), North Bend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. A rough landing surface and tailwind gusts were factors.

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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