# Incident 19961019037619I: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Gerlach, NV, October 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1996, 18:20 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6452° N, 119.3613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gerlach, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6452&lon=-119.3613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49VL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49VL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Srour Thrasher GLASAIR SH 2 (registry code 05655GZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/srour-thrasher-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 670 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019037619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO THE OWNER/PILOT, VERNON DAVIS, WHILE ENROUTE FROM EUGENE, OR. TO CARSON CITY, NV. WEATHER CONDITIONS FORCED HIM TO ALTER COURSE. IT STARTED TO GET DARKER AND MR. DAVIS DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MR. DAVIS COULD NOT LOCATE THE AIRPORT AT EMPIRE, NV. (1A8) SO HE WAITED UNTIL THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR, THEN LANDED. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE TAIL WHEEL WENT INTO MUD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR FIRE. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

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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