# Incident 19960315010979I: Van Nuys, CA, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 15:42 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: UR045 (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 18 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315010979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN UNEXPECTED 15 KNOT CROSS WIND SURPRISED INEXPERIENCED PILOT IN TAIL DRAGGER. PILOT HAS AGREED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TAIL DRAGGER LESSONS FROM HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. M OR D NOT FILED.

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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