# Accident 20040418005439A: Piper PA22150, Minden, NV, April 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0003° N, 119.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0003&lon=-119.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6062D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6062D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 173 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040418005439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: NARRATIVE HISTORY OF FLIGHT: APRIL 18, 2004, JAMES PLAKE IN N6062D. THE TAKEOFF WAS APPROXIMATELY 0825 FROM RUNWAY 12 AT MINDEN/TAHOE AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT WAS EXPERIENCING ERRATIC LIGHT WINDS WITH STRONGER GUSTS. AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, AWAS WAS REPORTING WIND AT 6K @ 140. THE TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE WERE NORMAL. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH THE INTENDED LANDING POINT BACK AT MINDEN/TAHOE. DURING THE FLIGHT I EXPERIENCED WINDS ALOFT AT 7000 FEET TO BE NEAR 20K IN VELOCITY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. UPON RETURN TO THE MINDEN/TAHOE AIRPORT AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 0915, AWAS WAS MONITORED, REPORTING WINDS CALM. WITH THAT INFORMATION A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 (THE FAVORED RUNWAY IN CALM CONDITIONS). ON DOWNWIND, THE ON FIELD TETRAHEDRON INDICATED A NORTHERN DIRECTION. THE PATTERN CONTINUED TO BE NORMAL. ON SHORT FINAL AFTER CROSSING THE AIRFIELD THRESHOLD I CHECKED THE WINDSOCK NEAR THE END OF THE FIELD WHICH INDICATED CALM AND THAT THE LAST WINDS HAD BEEN NORTHERLY. I BEGAN A NORMAL FLARE, WITH FULL FLAPS, FOR A THREE POINT LANDING. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPLACED ABOUT 10 TO 15 FEET TO THE RIGHT AND THE LANDING STALL OCCURRED, AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IMMEDIATELY WITH CONTACT TO THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TRACKING HARD TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO RISE. WHILE HOLDING FULL BACK ELEVATOR, I APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. TO NO AVAIL. I CONTINUED THE AILERON INPUT AND APPLIED FULL RIGHT BRAKE ALONG WITH THE RUDDER CONTROL. AGAIN TO NO AVAIL, IN MY EFFORT TO GAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A SLIFHT ARC TO THE LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET?, BEFORE LEAVING THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUING FOR ANOTHER FEW FEET BEFORE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A DEPRESSION, AT ABOUT 15 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP IN A DISTANCE OF A FEW FEET. THE COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR RESULTED IN THE REPORTED DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA189), Apr 18, 2004: Piper PA-22-150 (N6062D), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, resulting in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N6062D (1)

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

- [Accident 19780211001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001409A), Feb 11, 1978: Piper PA20115 (N6062D), Collegeville, PA, Substantial damage. Acft bounced aftr t/d.

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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