# Accident 20100701038649A: Cessna 152, Venice, CA, July 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2010, 18:06 local time
- Place: Venice, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica, Ca
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0081° N, 118.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0081&lon=-118.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94838-2012-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100701038649A

## Narrative

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

N94838 WAS IN THE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN (RUNWAY 21) AT SANTA MONICA, CA AIRPORT.  THE PILOT WAS ON THE UPWIND DEPARTURE LEG ON HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO.  THE ATC CONTROL TOWER AND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 'HARD' DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY SOME DISTANCE BEFORE ADDING POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF THE TOUCH AND GO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED CLIMBING  TO 200-300 FEET.  AT THIS TIME THE PILOT CALLED SANTA MONICA TOWER AND SAID "THIS IS 838, I THINK I MIGHT NEED TO COME BACK DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT".  THE TOWER CLEARED N94838 TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STARTED A LEFT TURN AND SPIRALED/SPUN NEAR VERTICALLY INTO THE PENMAR GOLF COURSE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21 AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR10FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA325), Jul 2, 2010: Cessna 152 (N94838), Venice, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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