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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Pahrump, NV · March 15, 2019

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Date
March 15, 2019 · 10:30 local
Place
Pahrump, NV
Airport
Calvada Meadows
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N832LM
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total2,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N832LMRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0832 · Built 2004Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot had intentions of landing at Calvada Meadows Airport (74P) in Pahrump Nevada but landed on the Nevada detention center roadway instead. The pilot stated he mistook the detention center roadway as the airport runway. Upon trying to land the left wing tip hit a stop sign which broke the tip cap off the wing. After initial touch down the propeller came in contact with a few small bushes and a large boulder damaging one blade. The pilot regained controll of the aircraft and got it stopped without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HAD INTENTIONS OF LANDING AT CALVADA MEADOWS AIRPORT (74P) IN PAHRUMP NEVADA BUT LANDED ON THE NEVADA DETENTION CENTER ROADWAY INSTEAD. THE PILOT STATED HE MISTOOK THE DETENTION CENTER ROADWAY AS THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. UPON TRYING TO LAND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT A STOP SIGN WHICH BROKE THE TIP CAP OFF THE WING. AFTER INITIAL TOUCH DOWN THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A FEW SMALL BUSHES AND A LARGE BOULDER DAMAGING ONE BLADE. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROLL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GOT IT STOPPED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.