# Accident 20040602009699A: Cessna A188A, Minden, NV, June 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2004, 09:20 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, 119.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0003&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9961G-2009-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188A (registry code 2073008, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040602009699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ACCOMPLISING A SELF-CHECKOUT IN THE AIRCRAFT THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH ONLY ONE SEAT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHEN HE REDUCED POWER DURING A WHEEL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 LAX04CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA222), Jun 2, 2004: Cessna A188A (N9961G), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the…

## Other reports on N9961G (1)

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

- [Incident 19940511010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940511010709I), May 11, 1994: Cessna A188A (N9961G), Minden, NV, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Nosed over in soft dirt.

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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