# Incident 20180301001339I: Kent J Ashton ZIPPER (LONG EZ), Torrance, CA, March 1, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2018, 12:31 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kent J Ashton ZIPPER (registry code 0563247, https://openairdocs.org/model/kent-j-ashton-zipper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KENT J ASHTON ZIPPER (LONG EZ)
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 5 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180301001339I

## Narrative

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

N18AV WAS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT TOA ON RUNWAY 29R, THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

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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