- Date
- November 24, 1990, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2290CCessna T303A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901124052079A
- Case key
- 27069
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudging the distance between the airplane and hangar.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot passed by his parking spot while taxiing from landing. The pilot applied high power on the left engine and idle power on the right engine to execute a 180 degree turn and taxi between a parked vehicle and hangar. During the turn the airplane's left wing struck the hangar. The pilot reported that the right brake was not working properly. Sheriff's deputies reported observing about 150 feet of skid marks made by both wheels.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2290C
- Reported as
- Cessna T303A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300090
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Oscar De La Cruz
- Registered owner
- Opaline Delacruz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- L-66 · Corona, CA
- Airport
- SNA · John Wayne
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,424 total · 517 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.