# Accident 20210102001589A: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L, Santa Monica, CA, January 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2021, 16:15 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, 118.4513° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 190 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210102001589A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 02, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15, N52NL ENTERED INTO A PARTIAL GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE LEFT WINGTIP/AILERON CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PIC STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND THAT DURING ROLLOUT, HIS LEFT SHOE KEPT GETTING STUCK AND CAME OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA076), Jan 3, 2021: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (N52NL), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

## Other reports on N52NL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20151212021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151212021359I), Dec 12, 2015: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L (N52NL), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Pilot closed canopy prior to take off, upon advancing the throttle, the canopy flew open damaging the canopy.

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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