# Accident 20130114000659A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Torrance, CA, January 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2013, 19:25 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: N5384W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 585 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130114000659A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT TORRANCE AIRPORT, DURING TOUCHDOWN THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHICH DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE WHEEL.  IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.

## 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 WPR13CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA104), Jan 15, 2013: Cirrus Design SR22 (N5384W), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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