# Accident 20090226008599A: Toland TWIN503SL, Torrance, CA, February 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2009, 21:08 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamperini Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8033° N, 118.3394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8033&lon=-118.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426MT-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Toland S/Thornburgh J TWIN 503SL (registry code 05606EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/toland-s-thornburgh-j-twin-503sl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOLAND TWIN503SL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090226008599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2009 AT 2105 N426MT TOLAND S/THORNBURGH TWIN 503SL AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN HANGARS AT KTOA.  WHILE PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT DURING STARTUP, THE FRONT PASSENGER ACTIVATED THE PEDAL THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLLOUT BETWEEN THE HANGARS BECOMING AIRBORNE.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL BAR WAS STILL SECURED.  AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 200 FT BEFORE ENTERING A STALL/SPIN IMPACTING THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE FIELD NORTH OF RUNWAY 29R BETWEEN TAXIWAY'S DELTA AND ECHO.

## 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 WPR09LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA130), Feb 27, 2009: Toland S/Thornburgh J Twin 503SL (N426MT), Torrance, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent activation of the engine throttle.

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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