What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 1110 PDT on June 9, 2020, N75989 touched down on ksba runway 13L at a high rate of descent causing the aircraft to bounce airborne. The pilot immediately attempted a go-around after touchdown. Following throttle advancement, the pilot elected another landing attempt. The pilot reduced power and the aircraft descended, the pilot then turned the airfraft to the left subsequently striking the left wingtip on runway and taxiway bravo. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, he the aircraft progressed on taxiway bravo at a high rate of speed. The aircraft then penetrated the security identification display area, and impacted the security fence north of sally port gate. The aircraft was substantially damage and the fence was destroyed.
Facts prior to the accident:
Before the accident, the pilot, privacy data omitted, departed on a solo cross-country flight. The flight instructor, privacy data omitted, reviewed privacy data omitted flight plan, but failed to endorse privacy data omitted for the flight. privacy data omitted Claims that he did not know that a former solo cross-country endorsement was not sufficient for this flight as the former was limited to a specific flight.
privacy data omitted Departed from kemt at 0905 and landed at kcma at 0951. He then operated at kcma from 0957 to 1011. Finally, he departed kcma at 1047 and landed at ksba at 1114.
There are no indications that the aircraft malfunctioned.
The weather at the time of the accident was acceptable and within limits for the aircraft and student pilot requriments. Ksba reported the weather as clear with 10SM visiblity, with wind at 230 at 6 KTS, accoding to the metars below:
Ksba METAR at 091753Z 23006KT 10 sm clr
Ksba METAR at 091853Z 24008KT 10 sm clr
Other facts:
1) The only injuries were to sole occupant: four superficial scrapes on his left arm.
2) Pilot: privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted, student pilot issued 11/12/2018. Tt: 140 hours.
3) The aircraft was rented from privacy data omitted, el monte, CA.
As the FAA filed it
AT 1110 PDT ON JUNE 9, 2020, N75989 TOUCHED DOWN ON KSBA RUNWAY 13L AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AIRBORNE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN. FOLLOWING THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT, THE PILOT ELECTED ANOTHER LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE AIRFRAFT TO THE LEFT SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING THE LEFT WINGTIP ON RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE THE AIRCRAFT PROGRESSED ON TAXIWAY BRAVO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PENETRATED THE SECURITY IDENTIFICATION DISPLAY AREA, AND IMPACTED THE SECURITY FENCE NORTH OF SALLY PORT GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE AND THE FENCE WAS DESTROYED.
FACTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT:
BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT PLAN, BUT FAILED TO ENDORSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR THE FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMS THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT A FORMER SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY ENDORSEMENT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THIS FLIGHT AS THE FORMER WAS LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC FLIGHT.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM KEMT AT 0905 AND LANDED AT KCMA AT 0951. HE THEN OPERATED AT KCMA FROM 0957 TO 1011. FINALLY, HE DEPARTED KCMA AT 1047 AND LANDED AT KSBA AT 1114.
THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONED.
THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ACCEPTABLE AND WITHIN LIMITS FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND STUDENT PILOT REQURIMENTS. KSBA REPORTED THE WEATHER AS CLEAR WITH 10SM VISIBLITY, WITH WIND AT 230 AT 6 KTS, ACCODING TO THE METARS BELOW:
KSBA METAR AT 091753Z 23006KT 10 SM CLR
KSBA METAR AT 091853Z 24008KT 10 SM CLR
OTHER FACTS:
1) THE ONLY INJURIES WERE TO SOLE OCCUPANT: FOUR SUPERFICIAL SCRAPES ON HIS LEFT ARM.
2) PILOT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT ISSUED 11/12/2018. TT: 140 HOURS.
3) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EL MONTE, CA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.