# Accident 19920925039019A: Piper PA32300, Gasquet, CA, September 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Gasquet, CA
- Airport: Ward Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8397° N, 123.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8397&lon=-123.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3410M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3410M-1992-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925039019A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. OVERRAN RUNWAY. HIT FENCE AND TREES. FAILED GET CURRENT WIND AND OR TIMELY GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX92LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA402), Sep 25, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N3410M), Gasquet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO RECEIVE AVAILABLE WIND INFORMATION AND SELECTED THE WRONG LANDING RUNWAY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR RELATED TO HIS EXPECTING THE LOCAL WIND TO BE COMING FROM THE SAME DIRECTION AS IT…

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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