33.7368° N, 117.8829° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 19, 1985 · 18:39 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
Santa Ana
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9801F
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
131
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Manual gear extension before landing due to undefined hydraulic problem.
As the FAA filed it
MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION BEFORE LANDING DUE TO UNDEFINED HYDRAULIC PROBLEM.