# Accident 19960229003159A: Cessna U206, Van Nuys, CA, February 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1996, 13:11 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1895° 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=34.1895&lon=-118.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2132F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2132F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 41 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960229003159A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. WHEEL FRACTURED DUE TO OVER LOADS. HISTORY USE IN ALASKA. USED ON ROUGH STRIP.

## 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 LAX96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA123), Feb 29, 1996: Cessna U206 (N2132F), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control, while landing.

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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