# Accident 20141024022649A: Siai-Marchetti Srl S 211, Borrego Springs, CA, October 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2014, 16:45 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2650° N, 116.3072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2650&lon=-116.3072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211JY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHETTI SRL S 211
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,014 total, 85 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141024022649A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO A EXCESSIVELY HARD LANDING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AFTER SKIDDING 3,500 FEET NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. NOSE TIRE, WHEEL AND AXLE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. EXCESSIVE DAMAGE ON BOTTOM OF FUESELAGE COMPROMISING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE.

## 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 WPR15CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA031), Oct 24, 2014: SIAI Marchetti S211 (N211JY), Borrego Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's premature landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a 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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