What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Information from smo ATCT aircraft registration number privacy data omitted aircraft make and model sport cruiser the operator of the aircraft is Santa Monica flyers type of activity was instruction.
Brief description of circumstances surrounding occurrence: “privacy data omitted inbound from the west of smo and was instructed to make right traffic. Once in the right downwind, privacy data omitted was instructed to extend in the downwind for an aircraft, west coast 1 (king air 350), both aircraft were made aware of each other. Then was given instruction to maintain visual separation and given a caution wake turbulence, followed by king air in sight. Then was given instruction to maintain visual separation and given a caution wake turbulence, followed by landing clearance, privacy data omitted was observed in a climb over rwy 21 before spinning and impacting terrain.”
Weather data: 25007KT 10SM clr 32/17 A2964 and aircraft damage: destroyed.
Location of occurrence: smo airport.
UTC date and UTC time of occurrence: 09/08/22 2314Z
Number of passengers/ injuries: 2 fatalities
FAA air traffic services summary of flight handling:
Last departure point: smo airport
Intended destination: smo (round robin)
As the FAA filed it
INFORMATION FROM SMO ATCT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL SPORT CRUISER THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT IS SANTA MONICA FLYERS TYPE OF ACTIVITY WAS INSTRUCTION.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING OCCURRENCE: “^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INBOUND FROM THE WEST OF SMO AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE RIGHT TRAFFIC. ONCE IN THE RIGHT DOWNWIND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND IN THE DOWNWIND FOR AN AIRCRAFT, WEST COAST 1 (KING AIR 350), BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE MADE AWARE OF EACH OTHER. THEN WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION AND GIVEN A CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE, FOLLOWED BY KING AIR IN SIGHT. THEN WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION AND GIVEN A CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE, FOLLOWED BY LANDING CLEARANCE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OBSERVED IN A CLIMB OVER RWY 21 BEFORE SPINNING AND IMPACTING TERRAIN.”
WEATHER DATA: 25007KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A2964 AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: DESTROYED.
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: SMO AIRPORT.
UTC DATE AND UTC TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 09/08/22 2314Z
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS/ INJURIES: 2 FATALITIES
FAA AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES SUMMARY OF FLIGHT HANDLING:
LAST DEPARTURE POINT: SMO AIRPORT
INTENDED DESTINATION: SMO (ROUND ROBIN)
NTSB investigation
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