# Accident 20210613007439A: Cessna 140, Fernley, NV, June 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fernley, NV
- Airport: Tiger Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5596° N, 119.2410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tiger Field (N58), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5596&lon=-119.2410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72845, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72845) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210613007439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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