# Accident 20220215000979A: Britten-Norman BN-2A-9, Culebra, PR, February 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2022, 09:50 local time
- Place: Culebra, PR
- Airport: Benjamin Rivera Noriega
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UOIA
- Location: 18.3133° N, 65.3041° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3133&lon=-65.3041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 (registry code 1520210, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-9
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,066 total, 4,391 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220215000979A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2022, AT 0950 LOCAL TIME(EAST), N821RR BRITTEN NORMAN BN2A AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 338^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WERE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FROM FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (TJIG), SLID OFF THE RUNWAY 13 AFTER TOUCHED DOWN AT BENJAMIN RIVERA NORIEGA AIRPORT (TJCP).THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF TO RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY STOPPING BY THE EDGE OF TAXIWAY ALFA. THE TWO PILOTS AND THE PASSENGER WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED   SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

PILOTS INTERVIEW REVEALED THAT THIS WAS A TRINING FLIGHT FOR THE AIR CARRIER.

## 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 ERA22LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA123), Feb 15, 2022: Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 (N821RR), Culebra, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to arrest the descent rate during the non-standard approach, which resulted in a hard landing and failure of the right-wing structure. Contributing was the flight…

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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