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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Torrance, CA · March 23, 1995

Date
March 23, 1995 · 16:00 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23680
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA143
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total74 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Downdraft on short final uncorrected timely by pilot. Resulted in a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL UNCORRECTED TIMELY BY PILOT. RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.