# Accident 20080806843739A: Cessna 182D, Gerlach, NV, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008, 08:20 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6519° N, 119.3550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6519&lon=-119.3550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800RJ-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 88 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806843739A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA260), Aug 6, 2008: Cessna 182D (N800RJ), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during takeoff initial climb.

## Other reports on N800RJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920610026559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610026559I), Jun 10, 1992: Cessna 182D (N800RJ), Lemmon Valley, NV, Minor damage. Engine quit en route. Forced landing on road. Both fuel tanks empty. Found right fuel gauge was inoperative.

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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