# Accident 19911009045569A: Cessna 152, Van Nuys, CA, October 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1991, 14:13 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1906° N, 118.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1906&lon=-118.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6211Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6211Q-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009045569A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. BOUNCED,VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. IMPACT HAD BENT NOSE GEAR REARWARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA011), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6211Q), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND THE BUCKLING OF THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR.

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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