# Accident 20150924018839A: Piper PA-28-161, Van Nuys, CA, September 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2015, 15:05 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2097° N, 118.4900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8258S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8258S-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 106 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150924018839A

## Narrative

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

MULTIPLE HARD CONTACTS WITH RUNWAY CAUSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN MULTIPLE DAMAGE POINTS INCLUDING  BOTH FUEL TANKS AND PROPELLER.

## 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 GAA15CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA276), Sep 24, 2015: Piper PA 28 (N8258S), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for turbulence during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.

## Other reports on N8258S (1)

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

- [Accident 19981110034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981110034859A), Nov 10, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N8258S), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. On November 10, 1998, at 1400 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8258S, was substantially damaged when it veered off runway 15L and collided with…

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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