An Orange County Fire Authority firefighter walks along as a crane moves a Cessna 172 in a sling to a repair shop. Crash units and Sheriff's deputies responded after the nose gear of the small plane collapsed when the it landed on Runway 19L at John Wayne Airport.
The nose gear of a Cessna 172 collapsed when the plane landed on a runway at John Wayne Airport on Thursday afternoon, but the two people on board were not injured, officials said.
The incident was reported about 12:40 p.m. when air traffic controllers watched the nose gear collapse and the plane go off the side of the runway, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The plane landed on runway 19L and ended up in a grassy area. The pilot and passenger on board were uninjured, Gregor said.
It appears the pilot had some trouble with the gears and wound up veering off the runway and into a grassy area, said John Wayne Airport spokeswoman Jenny Wedge.
Regis#: 6335V Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
Date: 01/05/2012 Time: 2040
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: SANTA ANA State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING CAUSING IT TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF
THE RUNWAY. SANTA ANA, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: LONG BEACH, CA (WP05) Entry date: 01/06/2012
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