# Accident 19950323005299A: Piper PA38112, Torrance, CA, March 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8034° N, 118.3396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8034&lon=-118.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23680, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23680-2022-06-04) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 74 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323005299A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA143), Mar 24, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N23680), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper compensation for the existing wind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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