# NTSB Accident LAX00LA182
> **SMITH ARTHUR FOX LONG EZ** · 2000-05-02 · FALLON, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA182
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21032
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-02
- **Location:** FALLON, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.499732, -118.291
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SMITH ARTHUR FOX
- **Model:** LONG EZ
- **Registration:** N7FS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and directional control during a crosswind landing that resulted in a touchdown off the runway surface in soft sand.  A factor in the accident was an earlier improper repair, which weakened the landing gear strut.

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