# NTSB LAX92LA376: Cessna 205A, N4825U, Gerlach, NV, September 6, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 6, 1992, 13:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Coordinates: 40.860027, -119.319122 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8600&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92LA376
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27754/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA376

## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT CIRCLED THE DRY LAKE BED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED THE LANDING.  THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD. HE FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4825U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825U-1997-12-06), registration cancelled 1997-12-06, S/N 2050525 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A(205A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (registry code 2073204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2050525
- Airframe hours: 3005
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Marin Air Services
- Registered owner: Capital General Ins. Agency
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 25, 1992, 7 hours before
- Departed: 48D, RENO, NV

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 201 total, 23 in this make and model, 201 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920906035309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906035309A), Sep 6, 1992: Bell 205A, Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. Pitched up on landing flare. Stalled. Dropped to runway on nose and flipped over. Noticed dust devils in area.

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.

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