# Accident 19910411010109A: Piper PA28235, Gualala, CA, April 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8197° N, 123.5110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8197&lon=-123.5110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2915G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2915G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 228 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910411010109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA177), Apr 11, 1991: Piper PA28-236 (N2915G), Gualala, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY USE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE…

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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