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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Torrance, CA · February 20, 2000

Date: February 20, 2000 · 17:30 local
Place: Torrance, CA
Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8301G
Reported as: Cessna 421C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total3,000 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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After missing the VOR approach at the Torrance airport (ktoa) due to below-minimum ceiling, the pilot of CE-421, N8301G executed an ILS approach to runway 29R at ktao. At this time, the weather at ktoa was reported to be 400 broken, 1500 overcast, 1 mile visibility, rain, wind 110 degress at 15 knots, gusts to 20 knots. The air traffic controller issued at least three wind readings to the pilot while on final approach. The pilot landed downwind with approximately 4000 feet of runway remaining. The pilot stated that there was a considerable amount of water on the runway, but felt that he could stop the airplane within the remaining distance. Bracking action was not completely effective and the airplane ran off the runway into a muddy field, causing minor damage to the nose wheel, front of the airplaneand the propellers.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER MISSING THE VOR APPROACH AT THE TORRANCE AIRPORT (KTOA) DUE TO BELOW-MINIMUM CEILING, THE PILOT OF CE-421, N8301G EXECUTED AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29R AT KTAO. AT THIS TIME, THE WEATHER AT KTOA WAS REPORTED TO BE 400 BROKEN, 1500 OVERCAST, 1 MILE VISIBILITY, RAIN, WIND 110 DEGRESS AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ISSUED AT LEAST THREE WIND READINGS TO THE PILOT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND WITH APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE RUNWAY, BUT FELT THAT HE COULD STOP THE AIRPLANE WITHIN THE REMAINING DISTANCE. BRACKING ACTION WAS NOT COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE AND THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A MUDDY FIELD, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, FRONT OF THE AIRPLANEAND THE PROPELLERS.