# Accident 20101106050859A: Qualt 200, Sonoma, CA, November 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2010, 13:15 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3215S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3215S-2011-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Landsdorf Paul QUALT 200 (registry code 05616MO, https://openairdocs.org/model/landsdorf-paul-qualt-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUALT 200
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101106050859A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/06/2010 THE LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 25 AT THE SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT, RETURNING TO PETALUMA AIRPORT.  JUST AFTER LIFT OFF WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE ENGINE NOISE AS BEING UNDER LOW POWER, BUT STILL RUNNING ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.  THE AIRCRAFT BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND AND HITTING A 6-FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE BETWEEN A SERIES OF WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS ALONG 21877 SCHELLVILLE ROAD.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO LOCAL TRAUMA CENTERS IN SANTA ROSA AND WALNUT CREEK.  AT THE SCENE TWO FULL UNOPENED BOTTLES OF BEER WERE FOUND IN A COOLER UNDAMAGED IN THE REAR STORAGE COMPARMENT OF 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 WPR11LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA039), Nov 6, 2010: Lansdorf Qualt (N3215S), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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