# Accident 20220402008749A: Fernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FT, Saline Valley, CA, April 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Saline Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8024° N, 117.7735° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8024&lon=-117.7735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727DF-2023-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fernandes Dale R GLASAIR II S-FT (registry code 05604CS, https://openairdocs.org/model/fernandes-dale-r-glasair-ii-s-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FERNANDES DALE R GLASAIR II S-FT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,718 total, 1,452 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220402008749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA141), Apr 2, 2022: Fernandes Dale R Glasair II S-FT (N727DF), Saline Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish a controlled descent rate during landing which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.

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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