ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75378
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| Date: | Thursday 1 July 2010 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Justice Aviation |
| Registration: | N94838 |
| MSN: | 15285799 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12885 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming Engines O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Penmar Golf Course, Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Monica, CA (SMO) |
| Santa Monica, CA (SMO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the takeoff climb following a touch-and-go landing, the pilot communicated with a tower controller that he needed to return to the airport for landing, but did not indicate the type of problem. Witnesses observed the airplane make a 90-degree left turn and enter into a spiraling nose-dive before losing sight of it behind a tree line. The airplane subsequently impacted a copse of trees on a golf course. During the on-scene inspection, investigators identified all major flight controls of the airplane at the main wreckage area, and the smell of fuel was present at the accident site. The propeller separated from the propeller hub assembly and came to rest just forward of the main wreckage. One propeller blade had chordwise scratching with leading edge gouging; the other propeller blade was relatively undamaged. Both wings remained in their normal relative position and attached to the fuselage. The empennage section was twisted and folded over to the right. The tail section separated from the empennage, but remained attached via its control cables. All flight controls remained connected on site. The operator reported no mechanical problems in the weeks between the annual/100-hour inspections and the date of the accident. During the reconstruction investigators found no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2010 01:15 | RobertMB | Added |
| 02-Jul-2010 01:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2010 01:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jul-2010 02:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Nature] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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