# Accident 19911004044639A: Piper PA28140, Santa Rosa, CA, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 17:02 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa Air Center Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5008° N, 122.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5008&lon=-122.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55394-1997-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004044639A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW LEVEL TURN OUT AFTER TOUCH AND GO. STRUCK A LIGHT POLE.

## 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 LAX92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA004), Oct 4, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N55394), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A 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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