# Accident 20041204032289A: Piper PA28181, Santa Monica, CA, December 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2004, 09:58 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253FD-2016-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204032289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA043), Dec 4, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N253FD), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision, inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition, and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a…

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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