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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FT · Saline Valley, CA · April 2, 2022

Date: April 2, 2022 · 12:00 local
Place: Saline Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N727DF
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA141
Reported as: Fernandes Dale R Glasair II S-FT
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,718 total1,452 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N727DFRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2023 · Fernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FTS/N 2126 · Built 1997 Airframe modelFernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FT Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 2, 2022, N727DF, a glasair ii, under VFR conditions landed at the Saline Valley airport (chicken strip), California. According to the pilot he had undershot the dirt runway and on rollout resulted in a collapsed landing gear.

The flight originated from san carlos, CA. The pilot, one passenger and two dogs were aboard the aircraft. No injuries were reported.

The pilot stated that he landed short and hit a rock embedded in the landing surface on roll out. The runway is an unimproved surface with only edge markers in boulders. The threshold is not marked.

No post crash fire was reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 2, 2022, N727DF, A GLASAIR II, UNDER VFR CONDITIONS LANDED AT THE SALINE VALLEY AIRPORT (CHICKEN STRIP), CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD UNDERSHOT THE DIRT RUNWAY AND ON ROLLOUT RESULTED IN A COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN CARLOS, CA. THE PILOT, ONE PASSENGER AND TWO DOGS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED SHORT AND HIT A ROCK EMBEDDED IN THE LANDING SURFACE ON ROLL OUT. THE RUNWAY IS AN UNIMPROVED SURFACE WITH ONLY EDGE MARKERS IN BOULDERS. THE THRESHOLD IS NOT MARKED.

NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

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 WPR22LA141Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSaline Valley, CAThe pilot’s failure to establish a controlled descent rate during landing which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.Apr 2, 2022 · Substantial damage