# Accident 20060321007009A: Extra EA300S, Greenfield, CA, March 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2006, 10:35 local time
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3247° N, 121.1847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3247&lon=-121.1847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124X-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra-Flugzeugbau 300/S (registry code 1130864, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-300-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA EA300S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321007009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2006, THE PILOT OF AN EXTRA-300, N124X, WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT METZ FIELD LOCATED AT GREENFIELD CA. WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES, THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO LAND. AFTER CROSSING OVER THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A GRASSY AREA ABOUT 100 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA026), Mar 21, 2006: Extra Flugzeugbau 300S (N124X), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the base leg to final approach phase of a VFR landing pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent. A factor…

## Other reports on N124X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040914022689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040914022689I), Sep 14, 2004: Rhnflu EXTRA300S (N124X), Beckwourth, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was practicing spot landings for part of an airshow act. For undetermined reasons a hard landing occurred causing damage to the composite…

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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