# Incident 19891204062719I: Piper PA32R300, Van Nuys, CA, December 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1989, 18:50 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AFQA
- 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: N46PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46PC-1993-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204062719I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED.

## Other reports on N46PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850412035949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412035949I), Apr 12, 1985: Piper PA32R300 (N46PC), Marion, AL, Minor damage. Severe vibration in flight. Partial power landing in field. Found lack of lubrication to bearings of propeller.

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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