# Accident 20240314002179A: Piper AEROSTAR 601P, Grass Valley, CA, March 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2024, 11:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2230° N, 121.0052° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2230&lon=-121.0052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1SS-2024-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AEROSTAR 601P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240314002179A

## Narrative

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

AWOS REPORTED 4 KNOTS OF WIND, AT TIME OF ARRIVAL AWOS REPORTED 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS RIGHT DOWN RUNWAY 7.  MODERATE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING APPROACH.  15-20 FEET FROM LANDING, WING DIPPED AND A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED.  GO AROUND WAS NORMAL AT FIRST AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND WAS LOSING AIRSPEED.  3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WIND GUST AND WINDSHEAR PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A 45 DEGREE NOSE AND RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND SKIDDED ACROSS THE EMPTY RAMP AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 WPR24LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA111), Mar 14, 2024: Piper Aerostar 601P (N1SS), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in a gusting wind condition.

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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