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FAA accident report · Beech 58P · Santa Ana, CA · February 2, 2002

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Date
February 2, 2002 · 18:23 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
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4458S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA221
Reported as
Beech 58P
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N4458SRegistered now · Beech 58PS/N TJ-58 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech 58PEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot stated that his airplane hit a bump just before landing and became uncontrollable. The airplane landed on the right side of runway 19R just passed taxiway juliet and hit two runway signs. The pilot had attempted to go-around and was able to get airborne. He observed that he was over the runway and decided to land rather than continue his go-around. He landed on runway 19R, near taxiway hotel, and on the center of the runway. The aircraft started to turn to the left. This was due to a broken scissor link on the left main landing gear which caused the tire and wheel assembly to turn ninety degrees to the normal direction of travel. The airplane came to rest off the left side of runway 19R next to taxiway echo. A Boeing 757 had landed four and half minutes before this incident. (-23 amendment) pilot stated that his airplane hit a bump just before landing and became uncontrollable. The airplane landed on the right side of runway 19R past taxiway juliet and hit two runway signs. The pilot initiated a go-around. He observed that he was over the runway and decided to land rather than continue his go-around. He landed on runway 19R, near taxiway hotel , and on the center of the runway. The aircraft started to turn to the left. This was due to a broken scissors link on the left main landing gear, which caused the tire and wheel assembly to turn ninety degrees to the normal direction of travel. The airplane came to rest off the left side of runway 19R next to taxiway echo. A Boeing 757 had landed four and half minutes before this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE HIT A BUMP JUST BEFORE LANDING AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19R JUST PASSED TAXIWAY JULIET AND HIT TWO RUNWAY SIGNS. THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND AND WAS ABLE TO GET AIRBORNE. HE OBSERVED THAT HE WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND RATHER THAN CONTINUE HIS GO-AROUND. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 19R, NEAR TAXIWAY HOTEL, AND ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS DUE TO A BROKEN SCISSOR LINK ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO TURN NINETY DEGREES TO THE NORMAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19R NEXT TO TAXIWAY ECHO. A BOEING 757 HAD LANDED FOUR AND HALF MINUTES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE HIT A BUMP JUST BEFORE LANDING AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19R PAST TAXIWAY JULIET AND HIT TWO RUNWAY SIGNS. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE OBSERVED THAT HE WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND RATHER THAN CONTINUE HIS GO-AROUND. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 19R, NEAR TAXIWAY HOTEL , AND ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS DUE TO A BROKEN SCISSORS LINK ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO TURN NINETY DEGREES TO THE NORMAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19R NEXT TO TAXIWAY ECHO. A BOEING 757 HAD LANDED FOUR AND HALF MINUTES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Ana, CAthe pilot's failure to remain above the landing Boeing 757's glide path resulting in an encounter with wing tip vortices, a loss of directional control after touchdown, and collision with taxiway signs.Feb 3, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4458S · 1

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

Accident 19930122000739ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Los Angeles, CALanded long hot and fast. Skidded as flaps were retracted. Side load collapsed a main landing gear.Jan 22, 1993 · Substantial damage