# Incident 19960312011339I: Boeing 757223, Santa Ana, CA, March 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1996, 11:24 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N640A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640A-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,640 total, 1,630 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960312011339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING THE BOEING 757 AIRCRAFT AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, CAPT. DONNER WAS NOTIFIED BY GROUND CONTROL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING A NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE. REMAINS ON INBOUND BEARING IN PLACE AND INNER RACE ONLY REMAINING PIECE OF OUTER BEARING. FOUR WITNESSES CAME FORWARD INDICATING THAT THEY HAD SEEN THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. TO DATE THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## Other reports on N640A (1)

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

- [Accident 20011029031989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011029031989A), Oct 29, 2001: Boeing 757223 (N640A), Anderson, IN, No damage. (-23) American airlines flight 785 from lga to dfw with 141 passengers and crew of 8 diverted to iad when a passenger (11F) opened a tray and found a note…

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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