posted Sep. 2, 2011, 6:23:00 pm
By Brenton Garen
The student pilot of the single-engine Cessna 172 that crashed after taking off at Santa Monica Airport on Monday becomes part of an ever growing list of accidents connected to the airport.
The plane, manufactured in 1973, went down at 2:29 p.m. Monday into a home at 21st and Navy.
Since the accident, City of Santa Monica staff has developed multiple approaches to attempt to reduce the impact of the flight schools on the community, according to a City action report released today.
First, City staff will travel to Washington D.C. to meet with FAA officials to discuss flight school operations and safety at SMO.
Flight schools are a prescribed activity under the 1984 agreement. The City alone cannot restrict flight school operations outside of the Santa Monica Municipal Code, Federal Air Regulations or provisions of their respective lease agreements.
Second, City staff has begun a review of flight school leases to ascertain what flexibility we have in relation to their operations.
Third, City staff will meet with flight school operators to discuss strategies to lessen their impact on the community.
The following is a partial list of airplane crashes connected with Santa Monica Airport, based on the National Transportation Safety Board database and newspaper accounts:
1978 - 1987 - Eleven "landing off the runway" incidents involving airplanes that used SMO occurred during these years.
Summer of 1980 -- Santa Monica Councilman and former Mayor Pieter van den Steenhoven died when his light plane crashed into the ocean.
1/19/1982 -- CESSNA 182E -- Nonfatal
4/10/1982 -- PIPER PA-38-112 -- Nonfatal
7/5/1982 -- Beech 60 -- Nonfatal -- At 700 ft, the left engine failed, the right engine lost power, and the plane crashed into the ocean about 2,000 yds from the Pier. Life guards rescued the pilot when he surfaced.
7/21/1983 -- CESSNA 172M -- Nonfatal
9/18/1983 -- Mechanical failure during touch-and-go landing practice resulted in a loss of power.
2/18/1984 -- BEECH A36 -- Nonfatal
10/8/1984 -- CESSNA 180 -- Nonfatal
5/4/1985 -- BEECH V35A -- Nonfatal
5/17/1987 -- CESSNA 182L -- Nonfatal -- After losing power shortly after takeoff, the single engine Cessna 182 aircraft crashed into 3 cars while trying to land on Rose Ave. in Mar Vista. The the pilot, two passengers, and a motorist were injured.
7/15/87 -- Cessna T210L -- Fatal -- The plane departed from SMO headed for San Jose. Witnesses on a boat saw the aircraft in a steep climb altitude just below the bases of the clouds, followed by rolling over and diving steeply to the ocean off of Marina del Rey.
8/11/87 -- Pilots of a Boeing 737 reported that a near-collision occurred 2.5 miles east of the Santa Monica VOR. The co-pilot took evasive action and estimated that they passed the unidentified aircraft with about 100 ft of separation.
9/22/1987 -- CESSNA 172P -- Nonfatal
7/7/1989 -- CESSNA 150M -- Nonfatal -- Cessna 150 aircraft crashed on Rose Ave. in Venice.
7/9/1989 -- Cessna 210 aircraft crashed at Hillcrest Country Club in Rancho Park.
8/6/1989 -- CESSNA 152 -- Nonfatal
9/2/1989 -- P-51 Mustang crashed into a home on Wade St. in Mar Vista. The pilot and a passenger were injured.
10/26/1989 -- Wheeler Acft. Co. EXPRESS 100 -- Nonfatal -- Experimental Wheeler Express aircraft crashed into 3 homes on Greenfield Ave. in West Los Angeles, causing a fire. Pilot and passenger injured.
2/26/1990 -- REID LONG-EZ -- Fatal (1) -- Home-built Long Eze aircraft crashed into the ocean near Santa Monica Pier in heavy fog, about a half hour after takeoff. The pilot died.
8/4/1990 -- Hughes 369D -- Nonfatal
2/24/1991 -- PIPER PA46-301P -- Nonfatal -- Piper Malibu aircraft crashed into a home on West Sherbourne Drive in West Los Angeles while attempting an emergency landing.
10/4/1991 -- Cessna 152 -- Nonfatal
10/4/1991 -- Cessna 421C -- Nonfatal
1/18/1992 -- MOONEY M-20-C -- Fatal (2) -- Mooney Ranger M-20 aircraft clipped a utility pole, burst into flames, and ended up in the front yard of a home on Dewey St. at Walgrove in Santa Monica. The pilot and passenger died.
3/9/1992 -- CESSNA 172P -- Nonfatal
9/5/1992 -- CESSNA 182A -- Nonfatal
4/29/1993 -- CESSNA 172N -- Nonfatal -- The pilot failed to recover from a bounced landing, which subsequently collapsed the nose landing gear.
6/2/1993 -- Piper Comanche aircraft crashed into the ocean off of Malibu. Pilot injured.
11/26/1993 -- SIAI-MARCHETTI F-260 -- Fatal (3) -- The student pilot failed to maintain minimum air speed during a turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The aircraft crashed into the carport of an apartment building on 4th St. near Bay. Contributing to the accident was improper weight (90 pounds over the gross weight limit), improper balance, inadequate altitude, and inadequate supervision. The pilot and 2 passengers died.
12/7/1993 -- CESSNA 177RG -- Nonfatal -- Runway overrun.
3/11/1994 -- PIPER PA-28-180 -- Fatal (1) -- Piper Cherokee aircraft crashed into a home on Barrington Ave. near National. Investigators blamed a loose engine cowling. The engine cowling, improperly fastened after repairs, came loose as the pilot attempted to return to the airport, creating so much wind resistance that the aircraft could no longer fly. The passenger died, and the pilot was injured.
4/20/1994 -- PIPER PA-32R-301T -- Fatal (1) -- Moments after takeoff, the engine began to sputter and then quit due to running out of gas. The plane crashed into the backyard/garage of a house on Ashland Ave. near 23rd St. The pilot died on impact. After this accident, the Santa Monica Airport Commission established a Safety Committee, which made 37 recommendations.
4/23/1994 -- FAIRCHILD SA-227 -- Incident -- SCHD
11/22/1994 -- BEECH 95-B55 -- Nonfatal
5/7/1995 -- DAVENPORT LONG-EZ - Nonfatal - The home-built experimental aircraft apparently lost power as it approached SMO, snagged power lines, narrowly missed a home, and crashed into a garage home in the 13000 block of Warren in Mar Vista. The pilot was critically injured, with severe head injuries.
7/13/1995 -- MOONEY M-20-M -- Nonfatal
2/7/1997 -- Cessna 310Q -- Nonfatal (crashed in Los Angeles)
6/16/1999 -- Cessna 180K -- Nonfatal
7/11/1999 -- Rose VELOCITY 173/FG-E -- Nonfatal -- Veeroff while landing
9/23/1999 -- Cessna 421C -- Nonfatal
3/28/2001 -- Cessna 172N -- Fatal (3) -- An inexperienced pilot rented a Cessna 172 from Justice Aviation at the airport and subsequently lost control of the aircraft over the ocean. The pilot and 2 passengers died.
11/13/2001 -- Cessna 340A -- Fatal (2) -- The Cessna skidded off west end of the runway and burned on the embankment next to 23rd St. The pilot and passenger died.
2/4/2002 -- Beechcraft took off from S.M. Airport and crashed near High Desert Airport in Joshua Tree.
6/6/2003 -- Beechcraft took off from S.M. Airport and crashed into an apartment building near Fairfax High School -- 5 fatalities (pilot, passenger, 3 residents), 10 people injured (5 critically)
3/16/2004 -- Mooney M20K - Fatal (2) - Aircraft crashed into a Mar Vista home while trying to land at fog-shrouded S.M. Airport -- The pilot and his wife died.
12/4/2004 -- Piper PA-28-181 -- Nonfatal
3/13/2006 -- Beech A36 -- Fatal (2) -- After departing from SMO, the plane lost power. The pilot tried to return to the airport, then planned to attempt to land on the beach, and ended up ditching into the ocean, where the plane sank in 20 feet of water. The pilot (game show host Peter Tomarken) and his wife died.
1/13/2008 -- DeSousa Jabiru J400 -- Nonfatal -- The brakes on the home-built aircraft failed, the plane overran the runway, and it landed on a service road.
3/11/2008 -- A single-engine Cessna experienced a malfunction with the landing gear mechanism, which prevented the left main landing gear from extending to the full down and locked position.
10/7/08 -- Iniziative Industriale Italian Sky Arrow 600 Sport -- Nonfatal -- Witnesses observed the plane flying low over the water, and then, while making a steep left turn, they saw it nose over and impact the ocean off Malibu. The student pilot and instructor were injured.
1/28/2009 -- SIAI-MARCHETTI SF-260C -- Fatal (2) -- The single engine plane lost power during takeoff, crashed on the west end of the runway, and burst into flames. The pilot and passenger died.
8/2/2009 -- Davenport DAVE-EZ -- Nonfatal -- The aircraft experienced engine failure after takeoff. The pilot attempted to turn back to land but crashed on the taxiway.
7/1/2010 -- Cessna 152 -- Fatal (1) -- Cleared by the tower for touch-and-go pattern work, the pilot failed to maintain adequate air speed during initial climb, resulting in a stall. The plane crashed nose-down near the 8th hole of the Penmar Golf Course, and the pilot died. The plane was rented from Justice Aviation.
8/29/2011 -- Cessna 172 -- According to newspaper reports, the pilot, after 40 hours of instruction, had attempted to land at SMO and was instructed to go around. The plane crashed at 21st and Navy, and the pilot and one person on the ground were injured. The plane, owned by Justice Aviation, was built in 1973.
http://www.smmirror.com
1978 - 1987 - Eleven "landing off the runway" incidents involving airplanes that used SMO occurred during these years.
Summer of 1980 -- Santa Monica Councilman and former Mayor Pieter van den Steenhoven died when his light plane crashed into the ocean.
1/19/1982 -- CESSNA 182E -- Nonfatal
4/10/1982 -- PIPER PA-38-112 -- Nonfatal
7/5/1982 -- Beech 60 -- Nonfatal -- At 700 ft, the left engine failed, the right engine lost power, and the plane crashed into the ocean about 2,000 yds from the Pier. Life guards rescued the pilot when he surfaced.
7/21/1983 -- CESSNA 172M -- Nonfatal
9/18/1983 -- Mechanical failure during touch-and-go landing practice resulted in a loss of power.
2/18/1984 -- BEECH A36 -- Nonfatal
10/8/1984 -- CESSNA 180 -- Nonfatal
5/4/1985 -- BEECH V35A -- Nonfatal
5/17/1987 -- CESSNA 182L -- Nonfatal -- After losing power shortly after takeoff, the single engine Cessna 182 aircraft crashed into 3 cars while trying to land on Rose Ave. in Mar Vista. The the pilot, two passengers, and a motorist were injured.
7/15/87 -- Cessna T210L -- Fatal -- The plane departed from SMO headed for San Jose. Witnesses on a boat saw the aircraft in a steep climb altitude just below the bases of the clouds, followed by rolling over and diving steeply to the ocean off of Marina del Rey.
8/11/87 -- Pilots of a Boeing 737 reported that a near-collision occurred 2.5 miles east of the Santa Monica VOR. The co-pilot took evasive action and estimated that they passed the unidentified aircraft with about 100 ft of separation.
9/22/1987 -- CESSNA 172P -- Nonfatal
7/7/1989 -- CESSNA 150M -- Nonfatal -- Cessna 150 aircraft crashed on Rose Ave. in Venice.
7/9/1989 -- Cessna 210 aircraft crashed at Hillcrest Country Club in Rancho Park.
8/6/1989 -- CESSNA 152 -- Nonfatal
9/2/1989 -- P-51 Mustang crashed into a home on Wade St. in Mar Vista. The pilot and a passenger were injured.
10/26/1989 -- Wheeler Acft. Co. EXPRESS 100 -- Nonfatal -- Experimental Wheeler Express aircraft crashed into 3 homes on Greenfield Ave. in West Los Angeles, causing a fire. Pilot and passenger injured.
2/26/1990 -- REID LONG-EZ -- Fatal (1) -- Home-built Long Eze aircraft crashed into the ocean near Santa Monica Pier in heavy fog, about a half hour after takeoff. The pilot died.
8/4/1990 -- Hughes 369D -- Nonfatal
2/24/1991 -- PIPER PA46-301P -- Nonfatal -- Piper Malibu aircraft crashed into a home on West Sherbourne Drive in West Los Angeles while attempting an emergency landing.
10/4/1991 -- Cessna 152 -- Nonfatal
10/4/1991 -- Cessna 421C -- Nonfatal
1/18/1992 -- MOONEY M-20-C -- Fatal (2) -- Mooney Ranger M-20 aircraft clipped a utility pole, burst into flames, and ended up in the front yard of a home on Dewey St. at Walgrove in Santa Monica. The pilot and passenger died.
3/9/1992 -- CESSNA 172P -- Nonfatal
9/5/1992 -- CESSNA 182A -- Nonfatal
4/29/1993 -- CESSNA 172N -- Nonfatal -- The pilot failed to recover from a bounced landing, which subsequently collapsed the nose landing gear.
6/2/1993 -- Piper Comanche aircraft crashed into the ocean off of Malibu. Pilot injured.
11/26/1993 -- SIAI-MARCHETTI F-260 -- Fatal (3) -- The student pilot failed to maintain minimum air speed during a turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The aircraft crashed into the carport of an apartment building on 4th St. near Bay. Contributing to the accident was improper weight (90 pounds over the gross weight limit), improper balance, inadequate altitude, and inadequate supervision. The pilot and 2 passengers died.
12/7/1993 -- CESSNA 177RG -- Nonfatal -- Runway overrun.
3/11/1994 -- PIPER PA-28-180 -- Fatal (1) -- Piper Cherokee aircraft crashed into a home on Barrington Ave. near National. Investigators blamed a loose engine cowling. The engine cowling, improperly fastened after repairs, came loose as the pilot attempted to return to the airport, creating so much wind resistance that the aircraft could no longer fly. The passenger died, and the pilot was injured.
4/20/1994 -- PIPER PA-32R-301T -- Fatal (1) -- Moments after takeoff, the engine began to sputter and then quit due to running out of gas. The plane crashed into the backyard/garage of a house on Ashland Ave. near 23rd St. The pilot died on impact. After this accident, the Santa Monica Airport Commission established a Safety Committee, which made 37 recommendations.
4/23/1994 -- FAIRCHILD SA-227 -- Incident -- SCHD
11/22/1994 -- BEECH 95-B55 -- Nonfatal
5/7/1995 -- DAVENPORT LONG-EZ - Nonfatal - The home-built experimental aircraft apparently lost power as it approached SMO, snagged power lines, narrowly missed a home, and crashed into a garage home in the 13000 block of Warren in Mar Vista. The pilot was critically injured, with severe head injuries.
7/13/1995 -- MOONEY M-20-M -- Nonfatal
2/7/1997 -- Cessna 310Q -- Nonfatal (crashed in Los Angeles)
6/16/1999 -- Cessna 180K -- Nonfatal
7/11/1999 -- Rose VELOCITY 173/FG-E -- Nonfatal -- Veeroff while landing
9/23/1999 -- Cessna 421C -- Nonfatal
3/28/2001 -- Cessna 172N -- Fatal (3) -- An inexperienced pilot rented a Cessna 172 from Justice Aviation at the airport and subsequently lost control of the aircraft over the ocean. The pilot and 2 passengers died.
11/13/2001 -- Cessna 340A -- Fatal (2) -- The Cessna skidded off west end of the runway and burned on the embankment next to 23rd St. The pilot and passenger died.
2/4/2002 -- Beechcraft took off from S.M. Airport and crashed near High Desert Airport in Joshua Tree.
6/6/2003 -- Beechcraft took off from S.M. Airport and crashed into an apartment building near Fairfax High School -- 5 fatalities (pilot, passenger, 3 residents), 10 people injured (5 critically)
3/16/2004 -- Mooney M20K - Fatal (2) - Aircraft crashed into a Mar Vista home while trying to land at fog-shrouded S.M. Airport -- The pilot and his wife died.
12/4/2004 -- Piper PA-28-181 -- Nonfatal
3/13/2006 -- Beech A36 -- Fatal (2) -- After departing from SMO, the plane lost power. The pilot tried to return to the airport, then planned to attempt to land on the beach, and ended up ditching into the ocean, where the plane sank in 20 feet of water. The pilot (game show host Peter Tomarken) and his wife died.
1/13/2008 -- DeSousa Jabiru J400 -- Nonfatal -- The brakes on the home-built aircraft failed, the plane overran the runway, and it landed on a service road.
3/11/2008 -- A single-engine Cessna experienced a malfunction with the landing gear mechanism, which prevented the left main landing gear from extending to the full down and locked position.
10/7/08 -- Iniziative Industriale Italian Sky Arrow 600 Sport -- Nonfatal -- Witnesses observed the plane flying low over the water, and then, while making a steep left turn, they saw it nose over and impact the ocean off Malibu. The student pilot and instructor were injured.
1/28/2009 -- SIAI-MARCHETTI SF-260C -- Fatal (2) -- The single engine plane lost power during takeoff, crashed on the west end of the runway, and burst into flames. The pilot and passenger died.
8/2/2009 -- Davenport DAVE-EZ -- Nonfatal -- The aircraft experienced engine failure after takeoff. The pilot attempted to turn back to land but crashed on the taxiway.
7/1/2010 -- Cessna 152 -- Fatal (1) -- Cleared by the tower for touch-and-go pattern work, the pilot failed to maintain adequate air speed during initial climb, resulting in a stall. The plane crashed nose-down near the 8th hole of the Penmar Golf Course, and the pilot died. The plane was rented from Justice Aviation.
8/29/2011 -- Cessna 172 -- According to newspaper reports, the pilot, after 40 hours of instruction, had attempted to land at SMO and was instructed to go around. The plane crashed at 21st and Navy, and the pilot and one person on the ground were injured. The plane, owned by Justice Aviation, was built in 1973.
No comments:
Post a Comment