# Incident 19840216011509I: Cessna 172RG, Van Nuys, CA, February 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1984, 12:30 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: N9660B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9660B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 4 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840216011509I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9660B (4)

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

- [Incident 19980102002689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102002689I), Jan 2, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N9660B), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported he lost radio due to electrical problems. The right MLG failed to lock down. Manual attempts to pump gear down were unsuccessful.…
- [Incident 19901005053009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005053009I), Oct 5, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N9660B), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Unable to determine the cause of gear collapse.
- [Incident 19891125061109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125061109I), Nov 25, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9660B), Adelanto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot did not check gear and landed gear up. Chose dry lake bed because of wind.
- [Incident 19840723046159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840723046159I), Jul 23, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N9660B), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Student retracted the landing gear in place of the flaps on the landing roll.

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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