# Accident 20190503017289A: Stemme Gmbh & Co S-10, Sonoma, CA, May 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2019, 13:19 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2575° N, 122.4342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2575&lon=-122.4342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2280X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stemme S-10 (registry code 1130868, https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEMME GMBH & CO S-10
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190503017289A

## Narrative

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

N2280X, S10S MOTOR-GLIDER, OVERSHOT LANDING @ SONOMA VALLEY AIRPORT (0Q3), HIT A TREE, LANDED ON A ROAD, 1 POB/MINOR INJURY, DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL, ATC SERVICES UNKNOWN. 5/3/19, 1315 PDT...W-ROC/RS

## 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 GAA19CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA241), May 3, 2019: Stemme S 10 (N2280X), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind and his failure to maintain a proper approach, which resulted in a long landing, a runway overrun, and impact with a tree.

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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