# Accident 20121103026222A: Beech D17S, Van Nuys, CA, November 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2058° N, 118.4872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2058&lon=-118.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4417S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4417S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,680 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121103026222A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 3, 2012, AT 1420 PDT, A GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED IN THE RUN-UP AREA OF RUNWAY 16 RIGHT AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT, VAN NUYS, CA. N4417S, A BEECHCRAFT, TAXIED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF N545ER, A CESSNA 172S, SEVERING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL SPAR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N545ER, Cessna 172S: [Accident 20121103026462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121103026462A)

## 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 WPR13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA031), Nov 3, 2012: Beech D17S (N4417S), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot of another airplane did not maintain a proper visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

## Other reports on N4417S (2)

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

- [Incident 20110705013759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110705013759I), Jul 5, 2011: Beech D17S (N4417S), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft taxied to the end of runway 16R and stopped. Both landing gear collapsed and that is when the prop hit the ground about seven times and stopped.
- [Incident 20070609018739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070609018739I), Jun 9, 2007: Beech D17S (N4417S), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at high speed the pilot applied excessive braking causing the aircraft to nose onto the runway damaging the propeller. The pilot has been…

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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