# Accident 20061230029559A: Cessna 140, Van Nuys, CA, December 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2006, 12:08 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2164° N, 118.4944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2164&lon=-118.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9198Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9198Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061230029559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/30/2006, AT 12:08 PM, N9198Z A CESSNA 140, WAS PERFORMING INSTRUCTIONAL FULL STOP LANDINGS ON VAN NUYS AIRPORT RUNWAY 16 LEFT. ON THE LAST LANDING THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OF N9198Z, ^PRIVACY DATA ^, WAS NOT LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY DURING TOUCH DOWN. N9198Z WAS HEADING OFF 16 LEFT IN THE DIRECTION OF A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING INPUT RESULTING IN N9198Z ROTATING FORWARD, STRIKING THE PROP. THE INFORMATION ABOVE WAS GENERATED BY LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORT OFFICER ^PRIVACY DA^ FIRST RESPONDER. UPON INSPECTION OF N9198Z, THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED: THE FIREWALL, BOOT COWLING, DOOR FRAMES AND WIND SCREEN ALL SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THEREFORE, THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE STATUS OF AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA081), Dec 30, 2006: Cessna 140 (N9198Z), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot under instruction to maintain directional control of the airplane and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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