# Incident 20081228853909I: Extra EA300, Santa Ana, CA, December 28, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2008, 13:52 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300UY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300UY-2026-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA EA300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081228853909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS USED FOR AEROBATIC FLIGHT TRAINING.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRACRAFT AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19L.  THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AFTER LANDING AND THE LEFT BRAKE HAD NO BRAKING ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT ON THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CORRECTED THE LANDING AND REQUIRED THE USE OF THE RUNWAY OVER RUN.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE ON THE WHEEL FAIIRNG WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO PADS ON THE LEFT BRAKE.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE IN THE AIRCRAFT HANGAR WITH THE HANGAR DOOR CLOSED WITH NO FLASH LIGHT.

## Other reports on N300UY (1)

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

- [Incident 20230510004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230510004699I), May 10, 2023: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300 (N300UY), Edwards, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was performing a snap roll when the right-hand rudder cable broke. He was able to fly back to edw and on landing he did not have any rudder authority…

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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