# NTSB LAX06CA193: Piper PA-32R-301T, N4174Z, Gualala, CA, June 3, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 3, 2006, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Gualala, CA - Coordinates: 38.801387, -123.530281 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8014&lon=-123.5303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63851 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA193 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63851/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA193 ## Probable cause the pilot's misjudged distance and speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. A contributing factor was the hump in the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - uneven (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass - Gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane overran the departure end of the 2,500-foot runway on landing and the landing gear collapsed. The runway had a hump in its middle that decreased the landing visibility. The pilot said that when he realized that he needed to perform a go-around, he did not have the runway available to safety execute the procedure. The pilot said that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Factual narrative On June 3, 2006, at 1215 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA32R-301T, N4174Z, ran off the end of the runway and the landing gear collapsed at Ocean Ridge Airport, Gualala, California. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The pilot departed from San Rafael Airport, San Rafael, California, at 1130, and was landing at his destination when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that the while landing on the 2,500-foot runway, the airplane ran off the end. 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. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. The pilot noted that the runway had a hump in its middle that decreased his visibility during landing. When he realized that he needed to perform a go-around, there was not enough runway available to safety do so. The Airport/Facility Directory Southwest notes in the remarks section for Ocean Ridge Airport, in part, "Acft not visible from opposite ends of rwy." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4174Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4174Z), registered now, S/N 3257179, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-32R-301T - Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3257179 - Engines: Textron Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ezra Howington - Registered owner: Caledonia LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: CA35, San Rafael, CA - Destination: E55, Gualala, CA - Airport: E55, Ocean Ridge, runway 13, 2,500 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 615 total, 165 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060603014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603014729A), Jun 3, 2006: Piper PA32R301T, Gualala, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated a hump in the runway restricted his visibility, when he realized he should go around there was not enough runway… From the NTSB's public API. 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