# NTSB Accident LAX01LA182
> **Cessna 182E** · 2001-05-20 · Fallon, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA182
- **Event ID:** 20010604X01076
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-05-20
- **Location:** Fallon, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.560565, -119.169723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182E
- **Registration:** N9344X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a road sign during an emergency landing to a road.  Contributing factors were the smoke created from a bird nest in the engine compartment, and the pilot's diverted attention due to an approaching car on the road.

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