# Incident 19880302012509I: Cessna 210B, Van Nuys, CA, March 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1988, 18:35 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- 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: N9631X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9631X-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302012509I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N9631X (1)

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

- [Incident 20050621014509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050621014509I), Jun 21, 2005: Cessna 210B (N9631X), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The above mentioned aircraft had a gear up landing at this time probable cause is being determined. During the investigation it was determined that the…

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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