19910411010109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Gualala, CA · April 11, 1991

Date
April 11, 1991 · 16:00 local
Place
Gualala, CA
Airport
Ocean Ridge Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2915G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA177
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total228 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Wind gust on flare caused pilot to lose directional control and collide with a dirt embankment.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST ON FLARE CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLIDE WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

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