# Incident 19830912063179I: Cessna 152, Van Nuys, CA, September 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1983, 09:06 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: N65509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65509-2007-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912063179I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED MADE A HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N65509 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800929062579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929062579A), Sep 29, 1980: Cessna 152 (N65509), Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing and crashed on nose wheel.

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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