# Accident 19900525017379A: Bnorm BN2A26, Blue Bell, PA, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 09:23 local time
- Place: Blue Bell, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PAWA
- Location: 40.1400° N, 75.2604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1400&lon=-75.2604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416WA-1991-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (registry code 1520226, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A26
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525017379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC90FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA110), May 25, 1990: Britten-Norman BN2A-2F (N416WA), Blue Bell, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE ROAD TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER'S VISION CAUSED BY TREES AND BUILDINGS.

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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