# Incident 19790207005119I: Cessna R182, Elko, NV, February 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1979, 09:42 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3291C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3291C-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207005119I

## Narrative

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

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 19810417020539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417020539A), Apr 17, 1981: Cessna R182 (N3291C), Eureka, UT, Destroyed. Landed on road near family cemetary. Wing hit tree. Airplane flipped over. No engine problems found.

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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