# Accident 20000622012969A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Gerlach, NV, June 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8601° N, 119.3203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8601&lon=-119.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622012969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA241), Jun 23, 2000: Cessna 206 (N511RB), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to takeoff from an unsuitable area and his collision with a dirt berm.

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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