# Incident 19890828052199I: Beech E55, Van Nuys, CA, August 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1989, 10:10 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N131TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828052199I

## Narrative

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

POST INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT INDICATES THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN WAS DUE TO PILOT ERROR.

## Other reports on N131TW (1)

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

- [Accident 19840317005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317005749A), Mar 17, 1984: Beech E55 (N131TW), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing roll. Veered off the runway collapsing the gear. Worn out left brake locked

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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