# Incident 19910619031609I: Cessna 172N, Van Nuys, CA, June 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1991, 20:50 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: N737TZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737TZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 150 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619031609I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING NIGHT TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS THOUGHT HE WAS ON HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N737TZ (2)

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

- [Incident 19880507020989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507020989I), May 7, 1988: Cessna 172N (N737TZ), Atlanta, GA. Experienced loss of oil pressure. Forced landing on highway. Found the hobbs sending unit was leaking.
- [Incident 19870420022479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420022479I), Apr 20, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737TZ), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Leaned out door after engine start knee hit throttle. Pilot fell out. Aircraft ran into several parked aircraft.

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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