# Incident 20111116026649I: Cessna 180H, Van Nuys, CA, November 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2011, 21:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: N9044M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9044M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111116026649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE LANDED RWY 16R, THEN TAXIED NORTH ON TAXI WAY "A" TO "A2". WHEN TURNING OFF OF "A2" ONTO PENTASTAR'S RAMP HE STRUCK AN UNLIT TAXI WAY SIGN THAT HE DID NOT SEE.

## Other reports on N9044M (1)

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

- [Accident 19970802025819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802025819A), Aug 2, 1997: Cessna 180H (N9044M), Port Ashton, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) After landing on a beach, the pilot turned downwind to taxi. The airplane's wheels contacted soft sand, and the airplane nosed over.

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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