# Incident 19841016060229I: Cessna 402C, Van Nuys, CA, October 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1984, 15:45 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)
- Operator: VALA
- 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: N5774C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5774C-2007-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 230 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016060229I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN. CAUSE NOT GIVEN. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N5774C (1)

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

- [Accident 20040908031189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040908031189A), Sep 8, 2004: Cessna 402C (N5774C), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed on runway 33 when the pilot noticed the forward left baggage door open. The pilot reported that he aborted takeoff with approximately…

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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