# Accident 19940108003599A: Bnorm BN2A8, Santa Rosa, CA, January 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1994, 09:45 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa Air Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DDEA
- Location: 34.2303° N, 119.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2303&lon=-119.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2 ISLANDER (registry code 1520202, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A8
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,589 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940108003599A

## Narrative

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

LANDED 10 FEET SHORT OF DIRT ISLAND STRIP. DAMAGED LEFT WING AND FLAP. LOW TIME IN TYPE.

## 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 LAX94LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA111), Jan 8, 1994: Britten-Norman BN2A-8 Islander (N55JA), Santa Rosa Isl, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF THE TOUCHDOWN POINT THAT RESULTED IN AN UNDERSHOOT AND SUBSEQUENT HARD 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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