ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310288
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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 2023 |
| Time: | 13:43 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | OC 172 Group LLC |
| Registration: | N1399U |
| MSN: | 17267070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9779 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Ana-John Wayne International (SNA/KSNA), Santa Ana, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
| Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On April 1, 2023, at about 1343 local time, a Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N1399U, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a landing accident at Orange County-Santa Ana John Wayne Airport (SNA/KSNA), Santa Ana, California.
The commercial pilot (flight instructor) and student pilot were not injured. The local training flight originated from KSNA.
The flight instructor reported that while practicing crosswind landings with his student, the tower advised the pilot of wake turbulence from a commercial airliner on the parallel runway. They flew a steeper approach but noticed a moderate right quartering headwind on the windsock. At about 100 feet above ground level the airplane encountered wake turbulence and banked sharply to the right. Both pilots added full left aileron and applied backpressure to the yoke as the airplane contacted the terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a medium category commercial airliner which resulted in an encounter with wake turbulence and subsequent loss of control resulting in impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1399U
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/40406_1610506574.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 2021 | N1399U | OC 172 Group LLC | 0 | near Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA (VNY/KVNY) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2023 12:35 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 10-Jul-2023 15:43 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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