# Incident 20081114851729I: Rkwell NA26580, Van Nuys, CA, November 14, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2008, 19:45 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: 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: N265KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265KC-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International NA-265-80 (registry code 7630108, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-na-265-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26580
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081114851729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM TUS TO BUR, ON APPROACH TO BUR RUNWAY 15 THE CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATED IN TRANSIT.  THE CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WHILE ON VECTORS FROM SOCAL APPROACH.  THE CREW STATED IT TOOK 30 TO 40 MINUTES TO OBTAIN A SAFE GEAR INDICATION.  ONCE THE CREW OBTAINED A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THEY ELECTED TO LAND AT VNY DUE TO LOW FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 34L AT VNY.  AS THE CREW TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

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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