# Incident 19850802044259I: Cessna 172RG, Van Nuys, CA, August 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1985, 11:20 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: N9545B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9545B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 23 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802044259I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. PROBABLE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N9545B (1)

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

- [Incident 19850521029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521029649I), May 21, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N9545B), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. After landing pilot retracted gear. CFI put gear selector back down but not before gear started collapse.

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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