19890127001329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Gualala, CA · January 27, 1989

Date
January 27, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place
Gualala, CA
Airport
Ocean Ridge Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4235R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA100
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
660 total268 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Crash landed short of the runway. No mechanical problems. Pilot error and misjudgement appear to be factors.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. PILOT ERROR AND MISJUDGEMENT APPEAR TO BE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4235R · 1

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