# Incident 19820710039989I: Cessna 310, Van Nuys, CA, July 10, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1982, 15:50 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N4178Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Q-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 35 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710039989I

## Narrative

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

TOWER ADVISED GEAR NOT DOWN ON LANDING APPROACH. DURING GO AROUND, PROPS HIT RUNWAY. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N4178Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19871104062249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062249A), Nov 4, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Bellingham, WA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck trees on a night localizer approach in dense fog. Radio equipment inoperable prior to flight.
- [Incident 19790302010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010649I), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Gear retracted on rollout instead of flaps.

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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