# Incident 19800624056269I: Cessna TR182, Van Nuys, CA, June 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2396S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624056269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR DUE TO IMPROPER ALIGNMENT BETWEEN LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE WHEN GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N2396S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970301001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301001989A), Mar 1, 1997: Cessna TR182 (N2396S), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft nose dropped too FAR on landing, pulled back up, airborne, added power, no speed, stalled, landed gear up.
- [Incident 19931004043279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004043279I), Oct 4, 1993: Cessna TR182 (N2396S), Hite, UT, Minor damage. Pilot forgot lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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