20040914024929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R301 · Monterey, CA · September 14, 2004

Date
September 14, 2004 · 08:32 local
Place
Monterey, CA
Airport
Monterey Peninsula
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5300R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04CA317
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total240 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilots vision was blurred by bright sun light. The left wing of the aircraft struck a standard protecting a fire hydrant causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOTS VISION WAS BLURRED BY BRIGHT SUN LIGHT. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STANDARD PROTECTING A FIRE HYDRANT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.