# Incident 20090215002129I: Longpr RANSS7, Spring Creek, NV, February 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2009, 08:10 local time
- Place: Spring Creek, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7266° N, 115.5859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Creek, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7266&lon=-115.5859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5290S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5290S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Longpre Howard RANS S-7 COURIER (registry code 05624ZB, https://openairdocs.org/model/longpre-howard-rans-s-7-courier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LONGPR RANSS7
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090215002129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON SOUTH FORK RESERVOIR.  AS THE PILOT “SET DOWN THE DRAG OF THE SNOW CAUSED THE PLANE TO PITCH FORWARD ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE ENDS OF MY PLASTIC PROPELLER”.  THE SNOW ON TOP OF THE ICE CAUSED HIS AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

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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