- Date
- February 19, 1982, 10:02 local (18:02 UTC)
- Place
- Torrance, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80667Quickie
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820219001509A
- Case key
- 72848
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - airport facilityFactor
Analysis
During landing, the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft veered off of the right side of the runway and struck a sprinkler system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80667
- Reported as
- Quickie
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 80667
- Airframe hours
- 90
- Engine
- Onan, 22 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- C H Bills
- Registered owner
- C H Bills
- Departed
- San Clemente, CA
- Destination
- Torrance, CA
- Airport
- TOA · Torrance, runway 29, 2,900 × 0 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 887 total · 60 in this make and model · 860 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.