39.3280° N, 120.1833° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 18, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N265RK
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total75 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landed short of runway. Pilot added power but aircraft continued to sink.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT ADDED POWER BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK.