# Incident 19990416019809I: Airbus A320321, Santa Ana, CA, April 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1999, 09:05 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- 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: N621AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621AW-2016-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-231 (registry code 3930325, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320321
- People aboard: 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990416019809I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 90 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT MASTER CAUTION ANNUNICATOR AND ECAM MESSAGE ILLUMINATED INDICATING, "AUTO BRAKE INOPERATIVE". THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND TO ITS PLANNED DESIGNATION.  UPON LANDING, THE CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED MANUAL BRAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKE RESPONSE.  THE CAPTAIN THEN CYCLED THE NOST WHEEL STEERING/ANTI-SKID SWITCH ON AND THEN OFF.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES LOCKING UP AND CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NUMBER 2, 3, AND 4 TIRES TO BLOW OUT AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE (BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT) IS IN PROGRESS.  THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SELECTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED.

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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