# Incident 20230318003169I: Cessna 172N, Van Nuys, CA, March 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2023, 15:15 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N990B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N990B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230318003169I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT VAN NUYS ON 16L. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THE PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRIKING THE PROP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP STRUCK TAXI WAY "F" AIRPORT SIGN.

## Other reports on N990B (1)

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

- [Incident 20240126005229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126005229I), Jan 26, 2024: Cessna 172N (N990B), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft was being piloted by a student pilot on the planned leg, from ksbp to ksba, of a cross-country solo flight. Immediately after touchdown, control…

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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