# Accident 20040515014999A: Beech A60, Gualala, CA, May 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2004, 11:30 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: 38.8014° N, 123.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8014&lon=-123.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931RP-2006-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,978 total, 141 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040515014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACFT, LANDED OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT OCEAN RIDGE AIRPORT, GUALALA, CA ON RUNWAY 14, ACFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 1130 PDT. MLG COLLAPSED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO PROPS, ENGINES AND FUSELAGE, NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 LAX04CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA212), May 15, 2004: Beech A60 (N931RP), Gualala, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in a downwind landing. The tailwind was a contributing factor and an overrun of the runway.

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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