# Incident 20090204001039I: Antare MA32, Torrance, CA, February 4, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2009, 09:10 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamperini Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8034° N, 118.3396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZAMPERINI FLD (TOA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8034&lon=-118.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2492P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2492P-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Antares MA-32 (registry code 05901FD, https://openairdocs.org/model/antares-ma-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANTARE MA32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090204001039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON FIRST SOLO IN THE RUNWAY 29R TRAFFIC PATTERN AT TORRANCE.  STUDENT WAS OPERATING AN ULTRALIGHT WEIGHT-SHIFT CONTROLLED TRIKE.  WHEN STUDENT TOUCHED DOWN ON FIRST LANDING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE TRIKE'S NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THE TRIKE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT THEN RIGHT.  THE STUDENT TRIED TO MAKE CONTROL INPUTS TO STOP THE SWERVING BUT QUICKLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON ITS SIDE TO THE FRONT AND LEFT.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING.  LEFT MAIN WHEEL FAIRING, AND WING. STUDENT HAD NO INJURIES.  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE.

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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