# Incident 20030218001759I: Piper PA28181, Santa Ana, CA, February 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2003, 12:34 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: N723PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030218001759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 18, 2003, STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING THIRD LANDING OF SOLO PREPARATION WHEN AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19L AT TAXIWAY JULIET, HITTING TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS WITH RIGHT LANDING GEAR. PILOT REPORTED TO CFI MONITORING FLIGHTS THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY CENTERLINE, WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITTING THE TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING PUSHED IN, NO APPARENT LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE AGENCY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, FOUND AIRWORTHY.

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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