# Incident 19890424029359I: Cessna 182, Van Nuys, CA, April 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1989, 15:27 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5535B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890424029359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IN LANDING PATTERN. LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N5535B (1)

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

- [Accident 19810821051179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821051179A), Aug 21, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5535B), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Wheel hit soft spot on runway during landing causing aircraft gear to collapse and flip inverted.

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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