# Accident 19991226037129A: Amtr BAKENGDUCE, Carson City, NV, December 26, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 26, 1999, 13:40 local time - Place: Carson City, NV - Airport: Carson Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1095° N, 119.8607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1095&lon=-119.8607&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8523X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523X-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE (registry code 05650E5, https://openairdocs.org/model/o-hara-bob-bakeng-duce) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR BAKENGDUCE - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,384 total, 592 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA058) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991226037129A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON DECEMBER 26, 1999, ABOUT 1320 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL O'HARA BOB, BAKENG DUCE, N8523X, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 1/2-MILE EAST OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CARSON CITY ABOUT 1230. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. HE ADDED ENGINE POWER TO ARREST THE DESCENT, BUT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND A DIRT BERM ABOUT 115 YARDS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE DIRT AIRSTRIP. (-23) DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING ON 12/26/99, 1:20 PM PST, AT PARKER AIRSTRIP (PRIVATE), CARSON CITY, NEVADA, THIS EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, THE ROOF OF A WORKSHOP, AND THEN A DIRT BERM AND SMALL TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THE SOLE OCCUPANT (PILOT) WAS UNHURT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE DIRT BERM. VMC PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN, NO ELT, AND NO FIRES. THE PILOT/OWNER STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AND ON THIS APPROACH HE DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AND JUST DID NOT ADD POWER SOON ENOUGH ON FINAL. THE PILOT/OWNER STATED THAT HE IS GIVING UP FLYING. HE DISMANTLED HIS AIRPLANE AND VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE TO THE RNO FSDO FOR CANCELLATION. (.4) ON DECEMBER 26, 1999, ABOUT 1340 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL O'HARA BOB, BAKENG DUCE, N8523X, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 1/2-MILE EAST OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAM AGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CARSON CITY ABOUT 1230. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLIGHT IN HIS HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. HE ADDED ENGINE POWER TO ARREST THE DESCENT, BUT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND A DIRT BERM ABOUT 115 YARDS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE DIRT AIRSTRIP. IN THE PILOT'S COMPLETED REPORT, HE INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HE HAD MADE FOUR LANDINGS ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT MISHAP. HE COLLIDED WITH THE POWER LINES DURING HIS FIFTH APPROACH. ## 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 LAX00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA058), Dec 26, 1999: O'Hara Bob Bakeng Duce (N8523X), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during final approach to landing, which led to an undershoot and subsequent collision with obstacles. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.