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2008/12/01

Van Nuys Emergency Landing


What: Twin-engine Cessna 310 registered to Jade Aviation Services of Carson City, Nevada. en route from the San Fernando Valley Airport to Camarillo
Where: Van Nuys Airport
When: November 25, 2008 Landing safely at 12:30 p.m.
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: When the pilot realized that the nose gear had only partially deployed, he turned back to the Van Nuys Airport and burned off fuel before he landed successfully. No one was injured although the dangling gear collapsed on landing. Apparently the plane landed on its main wheels, then "gently" on it's collapsing nose before rolling to a stop. Cited in several sources as a textbook landing.
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