# Incident 19860322020789I: Grtlks 2T1A2, Van Nuys, CA, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N3515L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3515L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 (registry code 3910101, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-2t-1a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRTLKS 2T1A2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 360 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322020789I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BREAK AWAY APPROACH LIGHT ON FINAL. DAMAGE TO FAIRING. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND SHORT.

## Other reports on N3515L (1)

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

- [Incident 19921023043269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023043269I), Oct 23, 1992: Grtlks 2T1A2 (N3515L), Cadiz, KY, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped during takeoff roll. Pilot believes passenger inadvertently hit left wheel brake.

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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