# Incident 19980602018149I: Piper PA34200, Van Nuys, CA, June 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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: N43623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43623-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602018149I

## Narrative

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

ON GO AROUND RIGHT ENGINE POWERED UP SLOW. LEFT POWERED UP FAST. ASSYMETRICAL THRUST. ABORTED RAN OFF RWY HIT SIGN.

## Other reports on N43623 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990222020239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990222020239I), Feb 22, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N43623), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 25R nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to propellers and lower nose skin area. No injuries to pilot and passenger.
- [Incident 19860726059249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726059249I), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA34200 (N43623), Big Beark Lake, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear for landing. Found hydraulic lines chafed at nose bulkhead.

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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