# Accident 20160821014579A: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A, Austin, NV, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 08:00 local time
- Place: Austin, NV
- Airport: Austin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4678° N, 117.1975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4678&lon=-117.1975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65ZA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65ZA-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A (registry code 7360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/p-z-l-warszawa-cnpsl-pzl-104-wilga-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 series (registry code 67202, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-pzl-ai-14-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: P Z L -WARSZAWA-CNPSL PZL-104 WILGA 35A
- Reported engine: WSK-PZL PZL AI-14 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821014579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA444), Aug 21, 2016: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL 104 Wilga (N65ZA), Austin, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N65ZA (1)

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

- [Accident 20040329005499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040329005499A), Mar 29, 2004: Pzlwar PZL104W35A (N65ZA), Burlington/Mt V, WA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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