# Incident 19930928045939I: Beech C24R, Torrance, CA, September 28, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1993, 15:04 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OUVV
- 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: N6716T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6716T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930928045939I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AUTOMATIC GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM. FOUND SELECTOR IN UP POSITION.

## Other reports on N6716T (2)

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

- [Incident 19921108050059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921108050059I), Nov 8, 1992: Beech C24R (N6716T), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on takeof roll mechanic stated gear handle was down.
- [Accident 19820531120209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531120209A), May 31, 1982: Beech C24R (N6716T), Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot overcontrolled on final in gusty wind, stall landed on runway. Impact collapsed right gear.

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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