19900525017379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bnorm BN2A26 · Blue Bell, PA · May 25, 1990

Date
May 25, 1990 · 09:23 local
Place
Blue Bell, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PAWA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N416WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA110
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A26
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total600 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear struck a vehicle on a road on short final severing right gear. Was too low. Road 26 feet from runway.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR STRUCK A VEHICLE ON A ROAD ON SHORT FINAL SEVERING RIGHT GEAR. WAS TOO LOW. ROAD 26 FEET FROM RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.