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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182D · Gerlach, NV · August 6, 2008

Date
August 6, 2008 · 08:20 local
Place
Gerlach, NV
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N800RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA260
Reported as
Cessna 182D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total88 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot reported that he landed the airplane on a road in order to visit a ranch. After walking over to the ranch, he found the he had landed at the wrong location. He walked back to the airplane, performed a preflight inspection and proceeded to takeoff from the road. During takeoff initial climb, he felt the airplane sinking. The left main landing gear wheel struck a fence; the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Both wings sustained structural damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON A ROAD IN ORDER TO VISIT A RANCH. AFTER WALKING OVER TO THE RANCH, HE FOUND THE HE HAD LANDED AT THE WRONG LOCATION. HE WALKED BACK TO THE AIRPLANE, PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE ROAD. DURING TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, HE FELT THE AIRPLANE SINKING. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL STRUCK A FENCE; THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N800RJ · 1

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