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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A · Austin, NV · August 21, 2016

Date: August 21, 2016 · 08:00 local
Place: Austin, NV
Airport: Austin
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65ZA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA444
Reported as: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 Wilga 35A
Reported engine: Wsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N65ZARegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2018 · P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35AS/N 18830758 · Built 1984 Airframe modelP Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A Engine modelWsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While conducting planning for an off-airport landing aircraft encountered higher terrain and could not climb above the ridge. Pilot elected to land long and with braking overturned causing substantial damage. Pilot sustained minor injuries. Pilot supplied evidence of proper flight review and aircraft maintenance inspections. Factors reported by the pilot were off airport terrain, distraction from other circling aircraft and high density altitude(approximately 12,500 MSL) which prevented aircraft from out climbing the terrain resulting with a controlled flight into the ground. Item closed with no action.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING PLANNING FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED HIGHER TERRAIN AND COULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE THE RIDGE. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND LONG AND WITH BRAKING OVERTURNED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT SUPPLIED EVIDENCE OF PROPER FLIGHT REVIEW AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS. FACTORS REPORTED BY THE PILOT WERE OFF AIRPORT TERRAIN, DISTRACTION FROM OTHER CIRCLING AIRCRAFT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE(APPROXIMATELY 12,500 MSL) WHICH PREVENTED AIRCRAFT FROM OUT CLIMBING THE TERRAIN RESULTING WITH A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO THE GROUND. ITEM CLOSED WITH NO ACTION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA16CA444Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAustin, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the base to final turn, which resulted in a forced landing, and an intentional aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's excessive braking, which resulted in a nose over…Aug 21, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N65ZA · 1

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

Accident 20040329005499AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Burlington/Mt V, WA(-23) Pilot was doing touch & go operation and had a gust of wind hit the side of the a/c. he stated he was going to go around and the pax pushed forward on the stick causing the hard landing. Also the pilot was very low time in a tail dragger. [privacy data…Mar 29, 2004 · Reported as Pzlwar PZL104W35A · Substantial damage