# Accident 20040724015939A: Aviat A1B, Minden, NV, July 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2004, 14:40 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: 38.9994° N, 119.7528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9994&lon=-119.7528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268DM-2005-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 271 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724015939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW TWO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHTS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, MOSTLY IN TURBULENT CONDITIONS. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME BASE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AWOS REPORTED MEV WINDS AS 210-240 DEGREES, 14KTS GUSTING TO 17KTS. SHE ELECTED TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON CLOSED, HARD SURFACE TAXIWAY. ATTEMPTED A FULL-STALL LANDING BUT BOUNCED HARD ON MAIN GEAR PRIOR. AIRCRAFT BEGAN A PORPOISE-TYPE BOUNCE AND YAWED TO RIGHT. AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE INTO SAGEBRUSH. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT WITH POWER WITHOUT EFFECT. AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND RIGHT OUTBOARD RIB WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX04CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA279), Jul 24, 2004: Aviat A-1B (N268DM), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. The misjudged landing flare and the crosswind were factors.

## Other reports on N268DM (1)

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

- [Incident 20030524010639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010639I), May 24, 2003: Aviat A1B (N268DM), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft stalled on turn from base to final while doing take-off and landings on a dry lake bed.

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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