# Incident 19901118058409I: Piper PA20135, Carson City, NV, November 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1990, 16:39 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2254A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2254A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 125 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901118058409I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING ON DRY LAKE BED. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO MUD AND NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N2254A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020209006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020209006139A), Feb 9, 2002: Piper PA20135 (N2254A), Fremont, OH, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that during rollout of this "touch n'go", the aircraft began pulling to the right. The pilot also stated that he "applied full left…

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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