# NTSB LAX66F0378: Piper PA-22, N1999P, Santa Ana, CA, May 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1966
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2709  66/5/28    SANTA ANA CALIF     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N1999P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GEAR DAMAGED ON FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT, GO-AROUNDMADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1999P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1999P), registered now, S/N 22-2710, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N1999P (2)

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 ANC09CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA043), May 15, 2009: Piper PA-22-150 (N1999P), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ANC92LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA168), Sep 9, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N1999P), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND HIS MISJUDGMENT OF THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM A SAFE TAKEOFF UNDER THE CONDITIONS PRESENT.

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.

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