ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369256
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| Date: | Friday 27 January 1989 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Russell, Larry |
| Registration: | N4235R |
| MSN: | 32-40600 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gualala, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ukiah, CA (KUKI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. IT THEN BOUNCED ONTO THE RUNWAY, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE & CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE, BUT NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: PILOT MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA100
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 March 1983 | N4235R | Nri Flying Club | 0 | Gorman, CA | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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