# Incident 19911004051309I: Cessna 172N, Torrance, CA, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 12:40 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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: N4922G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4922G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 17 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004051309I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT.

## Other reports on N4922G (2)

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

- [Accident 20230708022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708022629A), Jul 8, 2023: Cessna 172N (N4922G), San Rafael, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 7/8/23 a single engine Cessna 172N, was substantially damaged in an accident at smith ranch airport (CA35) near San Rafael, CA. Two occupants were on board…
- [Incident 19980621028629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621028629I), Jun 21, 1998: Cessna 172N (N4922G), Parker, AZ, Substantial damage. While flying down the Colorado river at a low altitude, pilot did not see electrical wires that spanned the river and did not see the retaining structures on…

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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