# Incident 20170225001769I: Cirrus CIRRUS-SR22, Santa Ana, CA, February 25, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N289KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS CIRRUS-SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170225001769I

## Narrative

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

PIC TOOK OFF FROM CXL AIRPORT WITH TOWBAR ATTACHED TO THE NOSE GEAR. WHILE IN ROUTE TO SNA AIRPORT REALIZED HE HAD FOR GOTTEN TO REMOVE AND STOW THE TOWBAR FROM THE LANDING GEAR. HE CONTACTED SNA CONTROL TOWER AND THEY CONFIRMED TOWBAR WAS STILL ATTACHED. PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSE FAIRING.

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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