# Incident 20000406014819I: Piper PA44180, Van Nuys, CA, April 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2000, 21:21 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N2185A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2185A-2017-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406014819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 4/06/00 @ 2121 HRS UPON APPROACH TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT SWITCHED LIGHT BULBS AND FOUND BULB OK.  PILOT LOWERED LANDING GEAR BY EMERGENCY EXTENTION MEANS.  PERFORMED A FLY-BY AT THE TOWER.  PERFORMED LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT(S).  MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION LIGHT ASSY.

## Other reports on N2185A (2)

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

- [Incident 19951201042949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201042949I), Dec 1, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 12-01-95, a Piper seminole aircraft (PA-44-180), made a normal landing at Livermore, California (lvk). After touchdown the pilot initiated…
- [Incident 19920816036089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816036089I), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N2185A), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit on pleasure flight. Landed safely. Investigation revealed fire occurred at the battery.

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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