# Accident 20060503005309A: Piper PA28181, Columbia, CA, May 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2006, 14:10 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0303° N, 120.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0303&lon=-120.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441MA-2006-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503005309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH, AND 2-3 SECONDS AFTER LANDING, THE PLANE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AS THE LEFT WING LIFTED, DUE TO A SUDDEN STRONG GUST OF WIND. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER BUT "WAS ALONG FOR THE RIDE" AS THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A DITCH AND STRUCK A CULVERT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX06CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA159), May 3, 2006: Piper PA-28-181 (N441MA), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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