# Incident 20121008021859I: Piper PA-31-325, Santa Ana, CA, October 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2012, 22:36 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- 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: N300CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300CN-2021-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-325
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121008021859I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE THE LANDING WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN LOOSING PRESSURE DURING ROLL OUT.  THE PILOT KEPT THE NOSE LIGHT USING FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CONTINUED THE ROLL OUT UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N300CN (1)

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

- [Incident 20200520006929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200520006929I), May 20, 2020: Piper PA-31-325 (N300CN), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Airman mismanaged gear and landed on rwy 29 with gear up. Aircraft sustained prop, flap, and underbelly damage and then notified ATC of a go-around. Second…

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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