# Incident 19920526021399I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Reno, NV, May 26, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9279Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9279Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20 (registry code 2800109, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-l-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920526021399I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON FLOATS LANDED ON RUNWAY WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT FAILED TO CONFIRM GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N9279Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20210709004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709004279A), Jul 9, 2021: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20 (N9279Z), Coffman Cove, AK, Substantial damage. The air carrier was conducting a part 91 repositioning flight back to the main base when, during departure from Coffman Cove seaplane base, shortly after…

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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