# Accident 20040520012279A: Piper PA34220T, Livermore, CA, May 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5361R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5361R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 112 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040520012279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING ON LVK RUNWAY 25L, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT ABOUT MIDFIELD. AT THE INTERSECTION TAXIWAY INDIA, THE RIGHT GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE CULVERT THAT PASSES UNDER THE INTERSECTION TAXIWAY SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED ACROSS TAXIWAY INDIA THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A STEEL SIGN POST OPENING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE A FEW INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. THE POST ALSO OPENED THE LOWER RIGHT WING SKIN TO THE SPAR. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT DAMAGING THE OUTER WING PANEL, RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT FLAP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND.

## 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 LAX04CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA217), May 20, 2004: Piper PA-34-200T (N5361R), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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