Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L N52NL

Summary

On 3 January 2021 at about 00:15 local time, a Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L registered N52NL, operated by Marauder Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Santa Monica, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 January 2021 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Monica, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Monica Muni (SMO)

Coordinates

34.0158, -118.4513

Aircraft

Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L

Registration

N52NL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Marauder Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA076

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, his foot “popped off” the rudder pedal and the airplane ground loop to the left. The left main landing collapsed, the left wing impacted the runway surface and came to rest on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.