# NTSB Accident WPR22FA338
> **CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT Piper Sport** · 2022-09-08 · Santa Monica, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22FA338
- **Event ID:** 20220909105890
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-09-08
- **Location:** Santa Monica, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.017882, -118.44801
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** Piper Sport
- **Registration:** N126WK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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