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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ronneberg Dave B E D · Santa Monica, CA · July 22, 2011

Date: July 22, 2011 · 13:55 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N91DR
Reported as: Ronneberg Dave B E D
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-EXP
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total4,500 in this make and model

N91DRRegistered now · Ronneberg Dave B E DS/N 001 · Built 2003 Airframe modelRonneberg Dave B E D Engine modelLycoming IO-540-EXPReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 20, 2011 at Santa Monica Airport (ksmo) a pilot and flight instructor were conducting a flight review in N91DR, a dave Ronneberg b.e.d aircraft. A complete pre-flight and run-up was conducted by the pilot with satisfactory results the pilot accelerated down runway 21 with normal engine indications. After rotation and an initial climb to approximately two hundred feet, the pilot felt the aircraft engine begin to stutter. At approximately six hundred feet, the stutter was continuous and engine power was deteriorating. The pilot contacted the control tower informing them that he was returning to the airport. The pilot started a shallow left descending turn for runway 3 at ksmo. The pilot crossed the runway at mid field landing hard on the north taxiway collapsing both main landing gear. The pilot and flight instructor were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 20, 2011 AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT (KSMO) A PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW IN N91DR, A DAVE RONNEBERG B.E.D AIRCRAFT. A COMPLETE PRE-FLIGHT AND RUN-UP WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS THE PILOT ACCELERATED DOWN RUNWAY 21 WITH NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS. AFTER ROTATION AND AN INITIAL CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FEET, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGIN TO STUTTER. AT APPROXIMATELY SIX HUNDRED FEET, THE STUTTER WAS CONTINUOUS AND ENGINE POWER WAS DETERIORATING. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER INFORMING THEM THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STARTED A SHALLOW LEFT DESCENDING TURN FOR RUNWAY 3 AT KSMO. THE PILOT CROSSED THE RUNWAY AT MID FIELD LANDING HARD ON THE NORTH TAXIWAY COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE UNINJURED.