# Incident 19901111064849I: Mooney M20F, Santa Ana, CA, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6376Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6376Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111064849I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N6376Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19781215038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215038739A), Dec 15, 1978: Mooney M20D (N6376Q), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. No bolt,p/n AN3-7,connecting throttle control shaft to throttle l.

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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