# Incident 19901006058789I: Piper PA32R300, Van Nuys, CA, October 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N3609Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3609Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 59 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006058789I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N3609Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20250624014889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624014889A), Jun 24, 2025: Piper PA-32R-300 (N3609Q), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2025, about 0934 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Big Lake,…
- [Accident 19970512010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512010249A), May 12, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N3609Q), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Upper engine cowl came off in flight. Lodged on tail section. Fell off landing. Maintenance failed secure cowling.

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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