What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 19, 2015, aircraft N8403Y landed on runway 150 at the Red Bluff Municipal Airport, in redbluff, CA. On roll out, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it went off the runway. The pilot and passengers sustained minor to serious injuries. The most serious injury was a crushed vertebra by the spouse of the pilotprivacy data omitted.
A post-crash inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to the aircraft. The damage consisted of significant damage to the nose wheel structure along with the nose wheel well supporting structure. The lower surface of the fuselage (belly) sustained substantial skin and frame damage. Both engines incurred sudden stoppage due to propeller strikes.
The aircraft was subsequently jacked for a brake inspection. An operational test of the brakes revealed no defects. The pilot has not complied with providing the aircraft maintenance records. An official request for the maintenance records has been sent to the owner.
The pilot was questioned by FAA operations inspectors. The interview revealed that the owner had purchased the aircraft approximately three months prior to the accident. The aircraft was a twin engine Piper PA-30. The pilot was rated as a private pilot, single engine land. He had a current FAA medical examination. The pilot stated that he had not flown in thirty years and therefore was not current or rated to fly the flight in question.
An enforcement investigation will be initiated against the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 19, 2015, AIRCRAFT N8403Y LANDED ON RUNWAY 150 AT THE RED BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN REDBLUFF, CA. ON ROLL OUT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR TO SERIOUS INJURIES. THE MOST SERIOUS INJURY WAS A CRUSHED VERTEBRA BY THE SPOUSE OF THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
A POST-CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCTURE ALONG WITH THE NOSE WHEEL WELL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE (BELLY) SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL SKIN AND FRAME DAMAGE. BOTH ENGINES INCURRED SUDDEN STOPPAGE DUE TO PROPELLER STRIKES.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY JACKED FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION. AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE BRAKES REVEALED NO DEFECTS. THE PILOT HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH PROVIDING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. AN OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS HAS BEEN SENT TO THE OWNER.
THE PILOT WAS QUESTIONED BY FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTORS. THE INTERVIEW REVEALED THAT THE OWNER HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TWIN ENGINE PIPER PA-30. THE PILOT WAS RATED AS A PRIVATE PILOT, SINGLE ENGINE LAND. HE HAD A CURRENT FAA MEDICAL EXAMINATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN IN THIRTY YEARS AND THEREFORE WAS NOT CURRENT OR RATED TO FLY THE FLIGHT IN QUESTION.
AN ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION WILL BE INITIATED AGAINST THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.