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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24 · Van Nuys, CA · January 3, 1982

Date
January 3, 1982 · 14:41 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5018P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82IA034
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,333 total33 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe gear not fully extended. Landed gear up. Assembly cable housing had separated.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. LANDED GEAR UP. ASSEMBLY CABLE HOUSING HAD SEPARATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.