# Accident 20110101000269A: Giorgio Ant RV4, Torrance, CA, January 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2011, 13:03 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamperini Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N322RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322RV-2011-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Giorgio Anthony J RV4 (registry code 05605D1, https://openairdocs.org/model/giorgio-anthony-j-rv4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIORGIO ANT RV4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 116 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110101000269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA086), Jan 1, 2011: Giorgio Anthony J RV4 (N322RV), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and a ground loop.

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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