# Incident 19980307012069I: Cessna 414A, Santa Ana, CA, March 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1998, 12:45 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: N414LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980307012069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AS A RESULT OF A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 19R, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE NOSE GEAR TIRE WAS DESTROYED AND THE WHEEL RIM WAS REPORTED AS HAVING EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE TIRE DURING THE LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO PARKING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER TIP LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THIS INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N414LC (1)

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

- [Incident 20180504004619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180504004619I), May 4, 2018: Cessna 414A (N414LC), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Airman (pilot) [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted] was interviewed by the oakland FSDO faast team operations program manager regarding a gear up…

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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