# Accident 19930224003379A: Beech A36, Santa Ana, CA, February 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1993, 13:43 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6706° N, 117.8994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6706&lon=-117.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 11 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930224003379A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING CAME DOWN OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK SIGNS. SLID BACKWARDS COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA137), Feb 24, 1993: Beech A36 (N43Y), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE APPROACH REFERENCE AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LOW EXPERIENCE IN…

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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