# Accident 20040914024929A: Piper PA32R301, Monterey, CA, September 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2004, 08:32 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5869° N, 121.8431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5869&lon=-121.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5300R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 240 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040914024929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA317), Sep 14, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301 (N5300R), Monterey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the taxiway and adequate obstacle clearance. A factor was the bright morning sunglare.

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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