# Incident 19920807045049I: Cessna 172RG, Van Nuys, CA, August 7, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1992, 17:20 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: N4714R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 90 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/19920807045049I

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGES WORN. NOSE GEAR DOOR PULL UP LINKS WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N4714R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920930050679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930050679I), Sep 30, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4714R), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Throttle did not respond on a simulated forced landing. An actual forced landing in field.

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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