# Incident 20021009028089I: Avions R2160, Ranchopaloverde, CA, October 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ranchopaloverde, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N216RN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216RN-2008-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160 (registry code 0960101, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-pierre-robin-pierre-robin-r2160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS R2160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021009028089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N216RN, R-2160 FORCE LANDED AT OCEAN TRAILS GOLF COURSE IN RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA AT 1445 ON OCT. 9TH WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## Other reports on N216RN (1)

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

- [Accident 20050831020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831020369A), Aug 31, 2005: Avions R2160 (N216RN), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The instructor and student were performing aerobatic maneuvers over the ocean near catalina island. The aircraft entered an inadvertent spin. The…

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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