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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Elko, NV · February 7, 1979

Date: February 7, 1979 · 09:42 local
Place: Elko, NV
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3291C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total125 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3291CRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 1982 · Cessna R182S/N R18200268 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot mistook car tracks in snow for runway and landed off runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISTOOK CAR TRACKS IN SNOW FOR RUNWAY AND LANDED OFF RUNWAY.

Other reports on N3291C · 1

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

Accident 19810417020539ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eureka, UTLanded on road near family cemetary. Wing hit tree. Airplane flipped over. No engine problems found.Apr 17, 1981 · Destroyed