# Accident 20150319003139A: Piper PA-30, Red Bluff, CA, March 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Red Bluff Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1506° N, 122.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1506&lon=-122.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8403Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8403Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150319003139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA136), Mar 19, 2015: Piper PA30 - NO Series (N8403Y), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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