# Accident 20220908020359A: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Santa Monica, CA, September 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2022, 17:00 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0179° N, 118.4480° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0179&lon=-118.4480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126WK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126WK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport PIPER SPORT (registry code 0600073, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220908020359A

## Narrative

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

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)

## 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 WPR22FA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA338), Sep 8, 2022: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N126WK), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare due to the passenger’s excessive control inputs, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of…

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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