# Incident 19811217088669I: Lear 24B, Van Nuys, CA, December 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999MF-2020-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 25 (registry code 5170506, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217088669I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN NOSE WHEEL CASTERED, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL STRUT WAS DEFECTED.

## Other reports on N999MF (1)

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

- [Incident 19921022049599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022049599I), Oct 22, 1992: Lear 25D (N999MF), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Right engine had a compressor stall on climb. Flamed out. Restarted at a lower altitude. Continued to destination.

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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