Pearce Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Lower Lake, California 95451
Monday, April 20, 1987 11:40 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

A CESSNA 310Q OVERRAN RWY 30 AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN OFF THE DEPARTURE END. A WITNESS STATED THE ACFT LANDED AT APRX MID-FIELD ON THE 2,485 FT BY 50 FT ASPHALT RWY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. BASED ON THE WITNESSES' STATEMENT APRX 1,240 FT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED TO THE FAA THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME. THE AIRPORT MASTER RECORD INDICATES THAT THERE ARE 50 FT TREES LOCATED 400 FT ON A 130 DEGREE RADIAL FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. RWY 30 HAS A 380 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD LEAVING 2,105 FT REMAINING FOR LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT. THE OPERATORS MANUAL FOR THE CESSNA 310Q INDICATES AN APPROXIMATE DISTANCE OF 1,500 FT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LAND OVER A 50 FT OBSTACLE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE HAD MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING, BUT THE ROLLOUT WAS 'LONGER THAN NORMAL.' THE PLT DID NOT INDICATE TO THE POLICE THAT THERE WAS ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/20/1987
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1140
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City LOWER LAKE
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 95451
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport PEARCE FIELD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 209
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1385
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 25
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2071
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 20 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1250
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 35522
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:16PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N69628
NTSB Number LAX87LA186
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 310Q
Aircraft Series Identifier 310Q
Aircraft Serial Number 0824
Certified Max Gross Weight 5200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SHEA, CHARLES H.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 343 QUAY LANE
Aircraft Owner City REDWOOD CITY
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 94065
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SJC
Departure City SAN JOSE
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1100
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 209
Destination City LOWER LAKE
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 30
Runway Length 2485
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --