# Accident 19990905044039A: Cessna 2105, Gualala, CA, September 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1999, 14:10 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8210° N, 123.5097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8210&lon=-123.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1854Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1854Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905044039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS TOO HIGH. HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT REMAINING RUNWAY TO STOP. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRPLANE. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NEVER LANDED AT OCEAN RIDGE AIRPORT BEFORE ACCIDENT. PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ALTITUDE REPORTED RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO RENDER THE AIRCRAFT TA A FULL STOP SAFELY.

## 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 LAX99LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA297), Sep 5, 1999: Cessna 205 (N1854Z), Gualala, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point due to his misjudgment of the aircraft's speed, altitude, and distance to the runway. The pilot's failure to initiate a go-around is also causal.

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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