# Accident 19920906035309A: Bell 205A, Gerlach, NV, September 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1992, 13:10 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8600° N, 119.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8600&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4825U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825U-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 23 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906035309A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP ON LANDING FLARE. STALLED. DROPPED TO RUNWAY ON NOSE AND FLIPPED OVER. NOTICED DUST DEVILS IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA376), Sep 6, 1992: Cessna 205A (N4825U), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

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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