# Accident 20060603014729A: Piper PA32R301T, Gualala, CA, June 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N4174Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4174Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AH1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 165 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603014729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ STATED A HUMP IN THE RUNWAY RESTRICTED HIS VISIBILITY, WHEN HE REALIZED HE SHOULD GO AROUND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO SAFELY DO SO. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AS IT SLID ACROSS THE GRASS COVERED TERRAIN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH RESULTED IN RIB DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING AND RIGHT WHEEL WELL AREA. THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY NOTES IN THE REMARKS SECTION FOR THE OCEAN RIDGE AIRPORT, "ACFT NOT VISIBLE FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY."

## 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 LAX06CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA193), Jun 3, 2006: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4174Z), Gualala, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged distance and speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. A contributing factor was the hump in the runway.

## Other reports on N4174Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20241018016489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241018016489I), Oct 18, 2024: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4174Z), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. On October 18, 2024, at approximately 1622 local time, [privacy data omitted]landed @F45 north Palm Beach general aviation airport, while landing, the nose…

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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