# Incident 20000110039569I: Piper PA28R200, Van Nuys, CA, January 10, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2000, 17:14 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: N33863, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33863) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000110039569I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATED THAT ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 16R AT VAN NUYS THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE GEAR "FLICKERED". HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT THREE STEADY GREEN LIGHTS.  HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AND AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS THE GEAR COLLAPSED.  OWNER OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, STATED THAT WHEN AIRPLANE WAS RAISED, THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED.  AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO "BLUE SKIES" ON ITS GEAR.  DAMAGE PATTERN ON THE AIRPLANE INDICATES THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N33863 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990303012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303012829I), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N33863), Boulder City, NV, Minor damage. Airman, while landing at Boulder City airport realized his landing gear was not down, applied power, went around and landed normally. During the go around,…
- [Incident 19810803052429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803052429I), Aug 3, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N33863), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Landed wheels up. Failed to use check list. Gear horn inoperative.

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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