# Incident 20110303003259I: Canadair Lt CL-600-2B16, Santa Ana, CA, March 3, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- 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: N604WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N604WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B16 (registry code 1900305, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR LT CL-600-2B16
- Reported engine: GE CF34
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110303003259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RUSHED AND FORGOT TO REMOVE THE RIGHT ENGINE INLET COVER. PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND WITHIN 90 SECONDS THE ENGINE WITH THE COVER INGESTED THE COVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.

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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