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FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Torrance, CA · May 19, 2011

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Date
May 19, 2011 · 15:41 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Zamperini Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81235
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA251
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
672 total221 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N81235Registered now · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-7990 · Built 1943Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed on runway 29 right and was apparently spun to the left by a gust of wind. The severity of the rate of turn caused the lower right hand wing to contact the ground. The pilot was queried by air traffic control if assistance was required and he declined. Aircraft taxied via taxiway hotel to the east t-hangars. On may 20, 2011, the pilot was contacted by the FAA requesting to view the aircraft. The pilot was unable to provide access to the aircraft at that time but stated that the damage to the aircraft was minor. The air traffic control tower personnel were not sure of the extent of the damage to the aircraft at the time of the accident. Torrance airport city employees were not sure of the extent of the damage of the aircraft at the time of the accident. Initial notification to the FAA regional operations center was made by ATC tower and then reported to the NTSB which subsequently requested aircraft be inspected by FAA personnel. Access to the aircraft was granted by the owner on June 2, 2011 and revealed the right hand lower wing aft spar had a horizontal crack from the wing tip past the n-strut fitting. The owner was advised to file an NTSB form 6120.1 reporting an aircraft accident and advised that pilot and aircraft records would need to be made available to the FAA for review.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 RIGHT AND WAS APPARENTLY SPUN TO THE LEFT BY A GUST OF WIND. THE SEVERITY OF THE RATE OF TURN CAUSED THE LOWER RIGHT HAND WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS QUERIED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IF ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AND HE DECLINED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED VIA TAXIWAY HOTEL TO THE EAST T-HANGARS. ON MAY 20, 2011, THE PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY THE FAA REQUESTING TO VIEW THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME BUT STATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL WERE NOT SURE OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. TORRANCE AIRPORT CITY EMPLOYEES WERE NOT SURE OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER WAS MADE BY ATC TOWER AND THEN REPORTED TO THE NTSB WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY REQUESTED AIRCRAFT BE INSPECTED BY FAA PERSONNEL. ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS GRANTED BY THE OWNER ON JUNE 2, 2011 AND REVEALED THE RIGHT HAND LOWER WING AFT SPAR HAD A HORIZONTAL CRACK FROM THE WING TIP PAST THE N-STRUT FITTING. THE OWNER WAS ADVISED TO FILE AN NTSB FORM 6120.1 REPORTING AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AND ADVISED THAT PILOT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS WOULD NEED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FAA FOR REVIEW.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR11CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTorrance, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.May 19, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N81235 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19931006037809AUnauth Low Level Opns · St Paul, MNCircling low over a swamp. Wing struck tall brush. Aircraft cartwheeled.Oct 6, 1993 · Substantial damageIncident 19821009063269IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · East Alton, ILPilot ground looped aircraft during landing.Oct 9, 1982 · Minor damage