# Accident 20171226023799A: Cessna 182S, Santa Ana, CA, December 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2017, 13:40 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6731° N, 117.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6731&lon=-117.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N698MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N698MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171226023799A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/26/17 THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH LGB FSDO TRAVELED TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND MET THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PROVIDED WITH AND EXPLAINED THE PILOTS BILL OF RIGHTS.

ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE DEPARTED OKLAHOMA ON DECEMBER 25, 2017 FOR SNA. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT HE FLEW FROM TUS TO SNA. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE WAS A "BIT INTIMIDATED" BY THE COMPLEXITY OF THE AIRSPACE AROUND KSNA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED KSNA, ATC ASKED HIM IF HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT, HE REPORTED HE DID. HE WAS ADVISED OF A JET TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT RUNWAY (20R) AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20L. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAKE GENERATED BY THE JET TRAFFIC AND HE MAINTAINED HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH PATH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE CAN GET THE AIRCRAFT ON SPEED AND ON THE APPROACH PATH USING FLAPS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 20L BETWEEN TAXIWAY JULIET AND TAXIWAY HOTEL, AND ROLLED THROUGH THE DEPARTURE END INTO THE RUNWAY OVERRUN AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS PRETTY SHOOK UP AFTER THE LANDING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER THE LANDING HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ON TAXIWAY HOTEL AND TAXIWAY ALPHA TOWARDS ATLANTIC AVIATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT AFTER TURNING RIGHT ON TAXIWAY HOTEL HE MISTAKENLY TURNED LEFT ON TAXIWAY ALPHA AND AT THAT TIME ATC INSTRUCTED HIM TO PERFORM A 180° TURN ON TAXIWAY ALPHA. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN HE MADE  THE 180° TURN ON TAXIWAY ALPHA HE SAW JET TRAFFIC TAXING TOWARDS HIM. WHILE MANEUVERING ON TAXIWAY ALPHA TO AVOID JET TRAFFIC HIS LEFT WING INADVERTENTLY STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED GUARD SHACK IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR18CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA059), Dec 26, 2017: Cessna 182 (N698MC), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow ground control instructions and to see and avoid ground obstacles while taxiing.

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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