# Accident 19900501012239A: Piper PA28140, Santa Rosa, CA, May 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1990, 17:45 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5006° N, 122.7592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5006&lon=-122.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4343F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4343F-2009-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900501012239A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 LAX90LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA161), May 2, 1990: Piper PA28-140 (N4343F), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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