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== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Aviation accidents]]
* [[Black Rock Desert Gunnery Range]]
* [[Black Rock Desert Gunnery Range]]
* [[Empire]]
* [[Empire]]
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* Paul Freeman, "[http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NV/Airfields_NV_NW.htm Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern Nevada]"
* Paul Freeman, "[http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NV/Airfields_NV_NW.htm Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern Nevada]"
* [http://skyvector.com/ SkyVector.com], Aeronautical Charts - Flight Planning
* [http://skyvector.com/ SkyVector.com], Aeronautical Charts - Flight Planning
== Accidents ==
* [http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28429&key=1 Gerlach, May, 01 1989]
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NTSB Identification: SEA89LA077 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 38297.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, May 01, 1989 in GERLACH, NV
Probable Cause Approval Date: 1/22/1991
Aircraft: PIPER PA-38-112, registration: N4439E
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) ELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE A SOFT FIELD LANDING AT AN UNIMPROVED RANCH STRIP. AS HE WAS ABOUT TO LAND, HE SAW MOUNDS OF SOFT DIRT ON THE STRIP & INCREASED POWER TO 'CARRY THE GLIDE BEYOND THEM.' SUBSEQUENTLY, HE REALIZED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO COMPLETE THE LANDING, SO HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE APPLIED FULL POWER & RAISED THE ACFT'S NOSE TO CLEAR A FENCE, BUT THE ACFT LOST FLYING SPEED & SETTLED INTO A FIELD BEYOND THE LANDING AREA. THE LANDING GEAR THEN HIT AN IRRIGATION PIPE & WAS DAMAGED.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
A DELAY BY THE PILOT IN ABORTING THE LANDING AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR THE GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA THAT WAS SELECTED BY THE PILOT.
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