# Incident 19990819024879I: Cessna 172M, Van Nuys, CA, August 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N9898Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9898Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 700 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819024879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF AN EMERGENCY IN PROGRESS AT THE FIELD AT THE TIME OF TAXI. AIRCRAFT BRUSHED AGAINST A PERIMETER FENCE.

## Other reports on N9898Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20180327010279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180327010279I), Mar 27, 2018: Cessna 172M (N9898Q), Crane Island, WA, Minor damage. Pilot overflew airport to visually inspect runway for condition and or deer. Upon landing rollout, three deer darted across aircraft's path. Pilot was unable…

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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