# Incident 19980519018199I: Cessna 210N, Van Nuys, CA, May 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1998, 15:19 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: N5159A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5159A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519018199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADMITTED HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. FATIGUE A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5159A (1)

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

- [Incident 19850726074629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726074629I), Jul 26, 1985: Cessna T210N (N5159A), Santa Monica, CA. Acknowledged clearance to land on runway 21. Landed on runway 03 causing a conflict with other traffic.

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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