# Incident 20200415001189I: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Torrence, CA, April 15, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2020, 15:25 local time
- Place: Torrence, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N169TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airplane Factory SLING LSA (registry code 069002H, https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPLANE FACTORY (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 103 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200415001189I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC), STUDENT PILOT 3375429, RETURNED TO KTOA AFTER MAKING A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 29L. AFTER  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED HE TRIED TO SUDDENLY TURN ONTO THE FIRST TAXI WAY, BUT DID NOT REALIZED HE WAS GOING TOO FAST AND AS A RESULT, MISCALCULATED HIS TURN AND HIT A SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE 3 BLADES OF THE PROPELLER, THE LEFT PILOT STEP, INBOARD CORNER OF THE LEFT FLAP AND LEFT TRAILING EDGE WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING. HE THEN ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH THE TOWER TO EXIT THE TAXIWAY AND WAS GRANTED CLEARANCE TO WHERE HE STOPPED, SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM A GENERAL INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N169TW (1)

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

- [Incident 20230808010009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230808010009I), Aug 8, 2023: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA (N169TW), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft experienced a runway overrun after landing/touchdown. The flight instructor/pilot in command (PIC) reported that their intent was to touchdown…

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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