# Accident 19840803040339A: Beech A36, Van Nuys, CA, August 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1984, 20:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1905° N, 118.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1905&lon=-118.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2859W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2859W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 240 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803040339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOLD BY TOWER TO MAKE A SHORT APPROACH. IN DOING SO, HE FORGOT TO LOWER. LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA430), Aug 4, 1984: Beech A36 (N2859W), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2859W (1)

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

- [Accident 19770819029432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819029432A), Aug 19, 1977: Beech A36 (N2859W), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage

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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