# Incident 19810123010099I: Cessna 210, Van Nuys, CA, January 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1981, 19:56 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: N37AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 300 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/19810123010099I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NO FAILED PARTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N37AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19860228036079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860228036079I), Feb 28, 1986: Cessna T210N (N37AA), Van Nuys, CA. Non IFR pilot obtained a special VFR clearance after dark. Lost visual contact. ATC assist to landing.

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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