# Incident 20150227002089I: Mooney M20J, Santa Ana, CA, February 27, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2015, 13:02 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: 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: N201SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201SX-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,036 total, 72 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227002089I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015 AT ABOUT 1302 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST) A MOONEY M20J, U.S. REGISTRATION NUMBER N201SX  SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 20R AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (KSNA) IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## Other reports on N201SX (2)

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

- [Incident 20000825029129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000825029129I), Aug 25, 2000: Mooney M20J (N201SX), Sheldon, IA, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot,[privacy data omitted], was the pilot-in-command of N201SX on 08/25/2000. [privacy data omitted] Landed N201SX wuthout extending the landing…
- [Accident 19940224002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224002879A), Feb 24, 1994: Mooney M20J (N201SX), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Landed in snow covered field. Struck stump. NR3 cylinder exhaust valve failed.

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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