# Incident 19991113031379I: Piper PA24250, Minden, NV, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999, 17:45 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6523P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6523P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113031379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 1999, AT 1745 LOCAL TIME MR. RALPH A. BELDEN MADE A GEAR UP LANDING IN HIS PIPER PA-24 AIRCRAFT, N6523P ON RUNWAY 34 AT MINDEN-TAHOE AIRPORT, MINDEN, NV., WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. MR. BELDEN WAS RE-EXAMINED ON NOVEMBER 17, 1999, WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

## Other reports on N6523P (3)

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

- [Incident 19980817031319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817031319I), Aug 17, 1998: Piper PA24250 (N6523P), Osage Beach, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft departed Osage Beach (K15) on runway 14 enroute to Kansas city, Missouri. Upon climbout at approximately 3000 feet and five miles from K15 a loud…
- [Incident 19970506008479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970506008479I), May 6, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N6523P), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. High fast and touchdown midfield led to an overrun. Damaged wings. (-23) no narrative.
- [Incident 19800108013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108013679I), Jan 8, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6523P), Grosse Ile, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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