# Incident 19820312012059I: Beech D55, Van Nuys, CA, March 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1982, 14:33 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N4884J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4884J-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312012059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. CROSSFEED QUICK DRAIN BROKEN OFF IN LANDING. SMALL FIRE.

## Other reports on N4884J (1)

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

- [Accident 19950817028569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817028569A), Aug 17, 1995: Beech D55 (N4884J), Visalia, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Simulated VOR approach engine out resulted in flat spin to surface. Single yoke used. Dual yoke advised by Beech.

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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