# Accident 20220403004529A: Cessna 172G, Van Nuys, CA, April 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2022, 14:39 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial 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: N3901L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3901L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403004529A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXING OPERATIONS ON ALPHA, CESSNA 172 N3901L WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND A BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER, N604RM, THAT WAS HOLDING ON TAXI WAY ALPHA. AN AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CHALLENGER THAT WAS HOLDING AT TAXI WAY CHARLIE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF. THE CHALLENGER MOVED FORWARD AND HELD AT TAXI WAY CHARLIE. THE C172 FOLLOWED THE CHALLENGER. A WITNESS TAXIING BEHIND THE C172 SAID THE C172 WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO THE RUN UP AREA BEHIND THE CHALLENGER WHEN CHALLENGER WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF. IT WAS POWERING UP TO PROCEED FORWARD FOR TAKE OFF. THE JET BLAST FROM THE CHALLENGER'S ENGINES HIT THE C172 LIFTING THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE CESSNA'S LEFT WING AND ENGINE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE C172 CAME TO REST 15 FEET TO THE WEST ON IT'S LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3901L (1)

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

- [Accident 20250218005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250218005039A), Feb 18, 2025: Cessna 172G (N3901L), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. While conductinig touch-and-go's at oxr runway 25, pilot lost control on touchdown. Aircraft veered off left side of runway and struck a taxiway sign. Airman…

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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