20110101000269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Giorgio ANT RV4 · Torrance, CA · January 1, 2011

Date
January 1, 2011 · 13:03 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Zamperini Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N322RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA086
Reported as
Giorgio ANT RV4
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total116 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After landing runway 29R, during rollout, the aircraft veered to the right into the grassy area adjacent to the runway and ground looped, causing damage to the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 29R, DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.