# Accident 20011012027309A: Piper PA28140, Van Nuys, CA, October 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2001, 18:28 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1893° N, 118.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1893&lon=-118.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15831-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011012027309A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 12, 2001, AT 1828 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N15831, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A PIPER PA-46-310P, N4BP, AT THE VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. NEITHER THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE PA-28-140 NOR THE PRIVATE PILOT IN THE PA-46-310P WERE INJURED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PA-28-140 WAS PREPARING TO DEPART ON A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND THE PA-46-310P WAS LANDING FOLLOWING A PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1815. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91; THE PA-28-140 BY BLUE SKIES AVIATION, AND THE PA-46-310P BY THE OWNER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. ACCORDING TO A PRELIMINARY TRANSCRIPT OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, THE PA-46-310P WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16R AT 1824:11 BY THE VAN NUYS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, AND THE PILOT WAS ADVISED "TRAFFIC WILL DEPART PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL." THE TOWER THEN CLEARED THE PA-28-140 TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RUNWAY 16R AT INTERSECTION 13F AT 1824:47, AND ADVISED THAT PILOT "TRAFFIC A MALIBU THREE AND ONE HALF MILE BASE TO FINAL RUNWAY ONE SIX RIGHT." AT 1826:01, THE PA-46-310 TRANSMITTED "FOUR BRAVO PAPA ON FINAL," AND THE TOWER REPLIED "MALIBU FOUR BRAVO PAPA RUNWAY ONE SIX RIGHT CLEARED TO LAND WIND CALM." THE COLLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 1827:55, ON RUNWAY 16R AT INTERSECTION 13F. RUNWAY 16R IS 8,001 FEET LONG, 150 FEET WIDE, AND HAS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD WITH 6,571 FEET AVAILABLE FOR LANDING BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. INTERSECTION 13F IS APPROXIMATELY MID-LENGTH ON THE PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AVAILABLE FOR LANDING BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. THE VISIBILITY WAS 4 MILES AND SUNSET WAS AT 1824. (-23) ON-GROUND COLLISION AT SUNSET. INTERSECTION 13F IS AT BASE OF TOWER MID-LENGTH OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA004), Oct 13, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N15831), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the air traffic controller to provide effective separation on the runway surface as specified in FAA Order 7110.65, Paragraph 3-9-6.

## Other reports on N15831 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970526017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970526017569I), May 26, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N15831), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot thought he was low on approach- added power and then struck power lines with right wing. Aborted landing attempt at szp and returned to vny…

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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