# Incident 19910430016679I: Univac GC1B, Torrance, CA, April 30, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80529, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80529-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910430016679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N80529 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940302027519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940302027519I), Mar 2, 1994: Univac GC1B (N80529), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Turning off runway right main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19891229064159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229064159I), Dec 29, 1989: Univac GC1B (N80529), Torrance, CA. Canopy became unlatched and opened in flight. Pilot stated canopy door not properly secured during preflight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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