33.7368° N, 117.8829° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 24, 2001 · 14:29 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98RL
Reported as
Beech B36TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot forgot to put the gear down. Pilot does not remember hearing gear horn activate. Pilot was instructed by ATC to go-around two times just prior to impact but did not comply with those instructions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER HEARING GEAR HORN ACTIVATE. PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO GO-AROUND TWO TIMES JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT BUT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.