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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Santa Monica, CA · April 20, 1999

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Date
April 20, 1999 · 09:15 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
N152DS
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
44 total44 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 20, 1999, mrs betina e. pavri (a student pilot) piloted N152DS (CE-152), on a solo flight from el monte airport (EMT) to Santa Monica airport (smo). After receiving a weather briefing from riverside flight service station (fss), Mrs. Pavri departed EMT west bound for smo. Mrs. Pavri monitored smo's ATIS and made her initial radio call ten miles east of smo. Smo tower gave N152DS instructions to make a straight in approach to runway 21. While in bound from the east, Mrs. Pavri became disorientated and found herself southeast of the smo. Smo tower noted 152DS'S position and directed 152DS to make a left turn to a heading of 300 degrees to enter a left base entry for runway 21. Mrs. Pavri complied with the instruction from the tower making the left turn and then turned final for runway 21. 152DS was cleared to land on runway 21 by the smo tower. As Mrs. Made her approach to runway the aircraft hit the runway on hte main wheels and bounced back into the air. Having lost sufficient forward airspeed for continued flight, 152DS fell back down to the runway collapsing the nose gear, consequently striking the propeller on the runway. Minor damage was also done to the right wing tip from contacting the runway. Mrs. Pavri was not injured and the 152DS was moved from the runway without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 20, 1999, MRS BETINA E. PAVRI (A STUDENT PILOT) PILOTED N152DS (CE-152), ON A SOLO FLIGHT FROM EL MONTE AIRPORT (EMT) TO SANTA MONICA AIRPORT (SMO). AFTER RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS), MRS. PAVRI DEPARTED EMT WEST BOUND FOR SMO. MRS. PAVRI MONITORED SMO'S ATIS AND MADE HER INITIAL RADIO CALL TEN MILES EAST OF SMO. SMO TOWER GAVE N152DS INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21. WHILE IN BOUND FROM THE EAST, MRS. PAVRI BECAME DISORIENTATED AND FOUND HERSELF SOUTHEAST OF THE SMO. SMO TOWER NOTED 152DS'S POSITION AND DIRECTED 152DS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO A HEADING OF 300 DEGREES TO ENTER A LEFT BASE ENTRY FOR RUNWAY 21. MRS. PAVRI COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE TOWER MAKING THE LEFT TURN AND THEN TURNED FINAL FOR RUNWAY 21. 152DS WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 BY THE SMO TOWER. AS MRS. MADE HER APPROACH TO RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY ON HTE MAIN WHEELS AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. HAVING LOST SUFFICIENT FORWARD AIRSPEED FOR CONTINUED FLIGHT, 152DS FELL BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, CONSEQUENTLY STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP FROM CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. MRS. PAVRI WAS NOT INJURED AND THE 152DS WAS MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.