# Incident 19921209052379I: Piper PA30, Van Nuys, CA, December 9, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1992, 11:30 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: N8674Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8674Y-2019-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209052379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. STATED HE HAD A SUDDEN WINDSHEAR ON FINAL. PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N8674Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20180617024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617024269A), Jun 17, 2018: Piper PA-30 (N8674Y), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. During a routine flight north to melbourne and back south to Vero Beach airport sightseeing the local beaches. At the conclusion of the flight, the aircraft…
- [Incident 20011214038349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214038349I), Dec 14, 2001: Piper PA30 (N8674Y), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) December 5, 2001 while at the Camarillo California airport performing an experimental aircraft conformity inspection I was informed that the airport had…

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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