34.0158° N, 118.4513° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 28, 1997 · 13:15 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30750
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total152 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Reported battery problem. Cranked gear down. Gear not locked down folded on landing. Solo endorsement expired.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTED BATTERY PROBLEM. CRANKED GEAR DOWN. GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN FOLDED ON LANDING. SOLO ENDORSEMENT EXPIRED.