# Incident 20220930022539I: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Torrance, CA, September 30, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2022, 15:04 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operator: SPYS
- 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: N802SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airplane Factory SLING LSA (registry code 06001AV, https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912IS2 (registry code 55590, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912is2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPLANE FACTORY (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912IS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220930022539I

## Narrative

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

ON 9/30/2022 THE STUDENT PILOT, FLYING SOLO WAS ON A STABILIZED LANDING APPROACH AT TORRANCE AIRPROT CA (TOA) RUNWAY 11 LEFT. ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT REPORTED THE PLANE SANK RAPIDLY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GET BACK ON "GLIDE SLOPE", INCREASING THE SPEED JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THIS RESULTED IN THE PLANE BOUNCING ON THE RUNWAY DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE PLANE BOUNCED A FEW MORE TIMES, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE PLANE DOVE INTO THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED, RESULTING IN PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND RUDDER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N802SC (1)

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

- [Incident 20250201003659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250201003659I), Feb 1, 2025: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA (N802SC), Compton, CA, Minor damage. On Saturday, 02/01/2025, at approximately 1535 PST, N802SC experienced a nose gear collapse on landing at cpm. The student pilot stated that she was performing…

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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