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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Fernley, NV · June 13, 2021

Date
June 13, 2021 · 11:00 local
Place
Fernley, NV
Airport
Tiger Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72845
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot reported to the NTSB that it was turbulent over pyramid lake when he was performing low level maneuvers. The pilot decided to land on nearby lake winnemucca and upon touchdown, the main wheel broke through the dry lake crust and the aircraft nosed over and partially sank.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT IT WAS TURBULENT OVER PYRAMID LAKE WHEN HE WAS PERFORMING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON NEARBY LAKE WINNEMUCCA AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN WHEEL BROKE THROUGH THE DRY LAKE CRUST AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND PARTIALLY SANK.