# Incident 19930123000849I: Piper PA38112, Torrance, CA, January 23, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1993, 12:58 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: N25954, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25954-2020-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 120 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000849I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. FOUND A BROKEN GEAR BOLT.

## Other reports on N25954 (3)

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

- [Incident 19951217041439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951217041439I), Dec 17, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N25954), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot ground looped on landing at Catalina. Called pilot home phone number, but the person who answered did not speak english. Mr. Richard seals of…
- [Incident 19900625035549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625035549I), Jun 25, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N25954), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear separated from aircraft on lift off. Lower cylinder structure and stop assembly improperly installed.
- [Accident 19860429017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860429017719A), Apr 29, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N25954), Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage. Landed long and downwind and intentionally veered off side of runway after realizing he could not stop.

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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