# Accident 20141008018909A: Cessna T182T, Van Nuys, CA, October 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2097° N, 118.4897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-118.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N378MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N378MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 180 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141008018909A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/08/2014 PIC OF N378MS WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT KVNY. DURING TAXI N378MS STRUCK A BLAST FENCE NEAR THE RUNUP AREA OF RUNWAY 16R AT KVNY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR OF N378MS.

## 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 WPR15CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA007), Oct 8, 2014: Cessna T182T (N378MS), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor the distance between the left wing and blast fence while maneuvering behind another airplane.

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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