# Accident 20130412005349A: Beech 95-C55, Santa Monica, CA, April 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153NL-2014-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,431 total, 207 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130412005349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT SMO, AND DURING BRAKING/ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE SKIDDED AND DEFLATED. THE DEFLATED TIRE CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT DURING ROLLOUT, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. THE LEFT PROP, LEFT WINGTIP, AND LEFT ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP UNDER THE LEFT WING, THE LEFT GEAR SECURED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA TO A TIE DOWN SPOT.

## 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 WPR13LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA189), Apr 12, 2013: Beech 95-C55 (N153NL), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left main wheel locking up during the landing roll, which resulted in the deflation of the tire, the left main landing gear collapse, and the subsequent loss of control during the runway exit.

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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