20041204032289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Santa Monica, CA · December 4, 2004

Date
December 4, 2004 · 09:58 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N253FD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA043
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,960 total800 in this make and model10 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.

(-23) The instructor allowed the student to land too FAR down the runway during a practice power off landing (simulated engine failure). Upon realizing that they could not safely go around, the instructor attempted to stop the airplane and turn off the runway. The airplane came in contact with a culvert and curbing at the end of the runway while in a right turn, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO LAND TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY DURING A PRACTICE POWER OFF LANDING (SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE). UPON REALIZING THAT THEY COULD NOT SAFELY GO AROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE AND TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CULVERT AND CURBING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.