# Incident 19980805032209I: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, Santa Ana, CA, August 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1998, 12:15 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- 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: N5506L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980805032209I

## Narrative

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

DURING (LANDING ROLL(?)) ENGINE QUITE. PILOT AND PASSENGER PUSHED AIRCRAFT TO RUNUP AREA. PILOT PRIMED ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH  REQUIRED CFR RESPONSE.

## Other reports on N5506L (1)

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

- [Incident 20000330002079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330002079I), Mar 30, 2000: Amrgen AA5 (N5506L), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot lost control at low speed during landing. The aircraft landed rwy 19L, ran off the left side of the runway. After bouncing several times, pilot…

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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