Cessna 152 accident near Venice, CA

On July 2, 2010, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Venice, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

July 2, 2010

Place

Venice, CA

Aircraft

Cessna 152 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

34.008°N, 118.457°W

NTSB ID

20100706X12800

Official records · WPR10FA325

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Excerpt ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 1, 2010, about 1800 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N94838, crashed into Penmar Golf Course in Venice, California. The pilot rented the airplane from Justice Aviation, Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, and operated the personal local area flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was departing at the time of the accident. According to one witness at the airport positioned atop the Typhoon Restaurant, he watched as the airplane crossed normally over the threshold for runway 21; the restaurant is about 1/3 of the way down the runway. The witness reported that the airplane flared higher than what he thought was normal, about 30 feet above ground level (agl). The airplane landed hard, and the witness thought that the tail tie-down hook may have impacted the runway. As the airplane continued to roll down the runway, he stated that he heard "minimal application of [the] throttle," but not what he would have considered full power. The witness stated that the nose wheel lifted off the ground about three times before it eventually remained off the ground; he also reported that the flap setting was at least 10 to 20 degrees of flaps down. As the airplane traveled down the runway about another 1,000 feet, it departed the runway, and was in a "shallow and slow climb." The witness estimated the airplan

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.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.