# Accident 20040805016349A: Piper PA20, Glendale, AZ, August 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2004, 07:34 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1529A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1529A-2006-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040805016349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE HOWEVER HAD NOT FLOWN IN THE LAST 22 YEARS OTHER THAN HIS FLIGHT REVIEW AND TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 3.0 HOURS WHICH TOOK PLACE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AIRMAN HAD 3.0 HOURS TOTAL TAILWHEEL AND NO TRAINING TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE SELLER FLEW APPROX 30 MINUTES FROM THE LEFT SEAT WITH BUYER/ACCIDENT PIC IN THE RIGHT SEAT ALLOWING HIM TO MAKE 2 T/O'S AND 3 LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTING TO DEPART WITH HIS SON FOR THEIR PROPOSED RETURN CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO IDAHO.

## 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 LAX04CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA286), Aug 5, 2004: Piper PA-20 (N1529A), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N1529A (1)

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

- [Incident 19920301008179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920301008179I), Mar 1, 1992: Piper PA20 (N1529A), Dover/Cheswold, DE, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing.

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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