# Incident 20010825027279I: Cessna 172RG, Van Nuys, CA, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 14:30 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: N9710B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9710B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825027279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR. HE TRIED SEVERAL CYCLES, THEN TRIED TO HAND PUMP IT DOWN - ALL FAILED TO SECURE A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP AT VAN NUYS.

## Other reports on N9710B (1)

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

- [Accident 19970821023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821023249A), Aug 21, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N9710B), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft left main gear collapsed during touch and go landing. (.4)the pilot landed hard, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft veered to the…

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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