# Accident 20180930016569A: Piper PA-28-180, Van Nuys, CA, September 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2018, 16:09 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- 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: N400JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA580) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930016569A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO VNY 16R, ATC DIRECTED PILOT TO SWITCH TO RUNWAY 16L.  PILOT STATED HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH FOR 16L, BUT CONTINUED APPROACH. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A GUST FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT, BUT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16L, AND HIT DIRECTIONAL SIGN, RIGHT WING ROOT AREA HAD DENTS ON SIDE OF UNDERSIDE, AND A TEAR IN THE SKIN FORWARD OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.

## 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 GAA18CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA580), Sep 30, 2018: Piper PA28 (N400JW), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N400JW (1)

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

- [Incident 20190925008979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190925008979I), Sep 25, 2019: Piper PA-28-180 (N400JW), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. On September 25, 2019, N400JW approached runway 25 at koxr with a slight crosswind reported from 100 at 10KTS. The pilot attempted a landing but skid off the…

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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