What happened
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(-23) Pilot landed off-airport on private pasture in remote area 16 miles north of Gerlach, NV. Pilot stated he had landed in the same pasture at least four times previously. When he attempted takeoff near dusk, the a/c struck a 2 foot berm, knocking off the nose gear and impacted the fround 100 feet past the berm. The a/c slid another 100 feet before coming to rest near the edge of a pond. No injuries to pilot or his dog. (.4) on June 22, 2000, at 2100 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 206, N511RB, collided with a dirt berm during an attempted takeoff from a pasture 16 miles north of Gerlach, Nevada. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, and sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed boise, Idaho, at an unknown date and time, and was scheduled to terminate at the santa monica municipal airport, santa monica, California. The reason for the en route stop in the pasture was undetermined. The accident was reported to the national transportation safety board on June 26, 2000, after verification of damage by a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector. Repeated attempts to reach the owner/pilot for additional information concerning the accident were unsuccessful. According to the FAA inspector, the airplane was repaired and returned to service by susanville aviation, at the susanville municipal airport, susanville, California. The FAA made repeated attempts to reach the owner/pilot for more information about the accident, but were unsuccessful.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED OFF-AIRPORT ON PRIVATE PASTURE IN REMOTE AREA 16 MILES NORTH OF GERLACH, NV. PILOT STATED HE HAD LANDED IN THE SAME PASTURE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PREVIOUSLY. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF NEAR DUSK, THE A/C STRUCK A 2 FOOT BERM, KNOCKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND IMPACTED THE FROUND 100 FEET PAST THE BERM. THE A/C SLID ANOTHER 100 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST NEAR THE EDGE OF A POND. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR HIS DOG. (.4) ON JUNE 22, 2000, AT 2100 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 206, N511RB, COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BERM DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A PASTURE 16 MILES NORTH OF GERLACH, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BOISE, IDAHO, AT AN UNKNOWN DATE AND TIME, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. THE REASON FOR THE EN ROUTE STOP IN THE PASTURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ON JUNE 26, 2000, AFTER VERIFICATION OF DAMAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE OWNER/PILOT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE BY SUSANVILLE AVIATION, AT THE SUSANVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SUSANVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE FAA MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE OWNER/PILOT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.