# Incident 20110722017479I: Ronneberg Dave B E D, Santa Monica, CA, July 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2011, 13:55 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ronneberg Dave B E D (registry code 056159Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/ronneberg-dave-b-e-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-EXP (registry code 42167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RONNEBERG DAVE B E D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-EXP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110722017479I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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