# Accident 20040623014129A: Piper PA20135, Deer Park, WA, June 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Deer Park, WA
- Airport: Deer Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9683° N, 117.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9683&lon=-117.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N699DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 35 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040623014129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. VARNAM WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WHO HAD JUST LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. MR. VARNAM WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT WHERE BRAKE PEDALS WERE LOCATED, AND ALLOWED THE PLANE TO GET OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR AND ATTACH POINTS, RIGHT STRUT CLUSTER, RIGHT WING AND SPARS/RIBS, THE TAILWHEEL OUNT BRACKET, AND THE FUSELAGE BENT JUST FORWARD OF THE STABILIZER TRIM AREA ON THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT. NOTE: EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN DAMAGED BEFORE. THE LEFT WING STRUT LOWER FITTINGS WERE FOUND ADJUSTED TO THEIR OUTER LIMIT, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUT LOWER FITTINGS WERE FOUND ADJUSTED TO THEIR INNER LIMIT. PER A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE OLD AND NEW OWNERS WERE ADVISED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MAY BE IN MISALIGNMENT DUE TO THE WING STRUT ADJUSTMENT ISSUE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA04LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA115), Jun 23, 2004: Piper PA-20 (N699DS), Deer Park, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors include the owner/pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and a warped/realigned fuselage that contributed 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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