# Incident 20020125002569I: Beech F33A, Van Nuys, CA, January 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N8289N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8289N-2023-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020125002569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING, PILOT MAY HAVE SELECTED GEAR UP (VS FLAPS UP). GEAR HORN SOUNDED, UNSILENCEABLE. REFUELED AIRCRAFT AND TOOK OFF FROM VNY RWY 16R IN ATTEMPT TO "RESET" GEAR AND SILENCE HORN. GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF; PILOT CONTINUED TAKEOFF, EVENTUALLY LANDING 16R. DAMAGE TO PROP, GEAR DOORS, FUSELAGE NEAR STEP.

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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