Accident: Czech Sport Aircraft Piper Sport
Sep 8, 2022 · Santa Monica, CA
NTSB numberWPR22FA338Event id20220909105890
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
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 attack and entering an aerodynamic stall.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Czech Sport Aircraft Piper Sport
- Registration
- N126WK
- Year built
- 2011
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown Abrupt maneuver
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)0 nm (0 km) south-west
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)5 nm (9 km) south-east
- Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)8 nm (15 km) south-east
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