# Accident 20030720018619A: Piper PA28161, Torrance, CA, July 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2003, 16:52 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7933° N, 118.3253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7933&lon=-118.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3091M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3091M-2006-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720018619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2003, ABOUT 1652 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N3091M, OPERATED BY THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM ZAMPERINI FIELD, TORRANCE, CA. AFTER A FAILED FIRST ATTEMPT AT A LANDING, DUE TO HAVING LANDED TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A SAFE LANDING, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. WHILE THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING FOR A SECOND LANDING THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA238), Jul 20, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N3091M), Lomita, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat. Also causal was the pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during 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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