# Incident 20180406016909I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Torrance, CA, April 6, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2018, 12:09 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N28TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,811 total, 375 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180406016909I

## Narrative

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

N28TJ TOOK OFF FROM TORRANCE AIRPORT (TOR) AND FLEW OUT TO THE LONG BEACH PRACTICE AREA FOR 30 MINUTES AND RETURNED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 29L. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WIND WAS 320 AT 6 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING AND WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRPLANE.

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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