# Incident 19891228065079I: Cessna 172RG, Van Nuys, CA, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 16:03 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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: N6528R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6528R-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 70 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228065079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP. STATED DISTRACTED BY TRAFFIC.

## Other reports on N6528R (1)

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

- [Incident 19871105073999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105073999I), Nov 5, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N6528R), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during normal landing with green lights. Actuator aft at attach fitting failed.

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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