# Incident 19960426018319I: Piper PA34200, Van Nuys, CA, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 15:15 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: N56484, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56484-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426018319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT, "3 GREENS, YES?" AND THEN VISUALLY LOOKED AT THE 3 GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHTS HIMSELF, ALSO GETTING A "YES" FROM THE STUDENT. WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING, THE STALL HORN JUST STARTED TO SOUND JUST AS THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR INDICATED THAT IT WAS A GENTLE TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. AS THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT LOWERED, THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, AND THEN IT JUST KEPT ON LOWERING (RELATIVELY SLOWLY) UNTIL THE PROPELLERS STARTED TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID ON ITS NOSE TILL IT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 16R CENTER LINE, JUST SOUTH OF THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. M OR D FILED.

## Other reports on N56484 (4)

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

- [Accident 20030111000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111000509A), Jan 11, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N56484), Westlakevillage, CA, Destroyed. (.19) On January 11, 2003, at 1023 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-34-200, N56484, made a forced landing in westlake village, California, following a loss of…
- [Incident 19970220008069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220008069I), Feb 20, 1997: Piper PA34200 (N56484), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: this incident occurred during a flight instruction session. The flight instructor, Mr. Tabassian stated that he and his student had completed air…
- [Accident 19950624047209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624047209A), Jun 24, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N56484), Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. Brakes failed landing. Overran runway into fence. First flight since brakes replaced had air in lines.
- [Incident 19920815037359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815037359I), Aug 15, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N56484), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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