# Incident 19950806046859I: Beech V35B, Minden, NV, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0100° N, 119.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0100&lon=-119.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806046859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT INDICATED RECEIVING AN AIRPORT ADVISORY WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM THE WEST AND POWERED AIRCRAFT USING RUNWAY 16, AVOIDING GLIDER TRAFFIC WHICH WAS USING RUNWAY 21. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE BEECH 35 WEATHERVANED TO THE RIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 40' FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO MR MAHIEU, THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THIS VFR OPERATION. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON CROSS WIND LANDINGS AND GO-AROUNDS. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.

## 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 LAX95LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA281), Aug 6, 1995: Beech V35B (N444DG), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway, improper decision to land with a quartering tail wind, and his improper compensation of the prevailing wind conditions. The gusting crosswind and tail wind…

## Other reports on N444DG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000505016999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505016999I), May 5, 2000: Beech V35B (N444DG), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot had a long and rough flight form coeur d'alene, Idaho, to Mather field Sacramento. On landing, the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear, which…

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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