# Accident 20051207030429A: Namer P51D, Minden, NV, December 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2005, 10:00 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: 39.0006° N, 119.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0006&lon=-119.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (registry code 6402304, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 (registry code 54558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V1650*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051207030429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE MINDEN/TAHOE AIRPORT WHERE HE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD LANDING, AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY BEFORE DEPARTING INTO THE DIRT WHERE THE LEFT WING TIP AND OUTER SECTION OF THE LEFT AILERON CONTACTED THE SOIL AND WAS DAMAGED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF THE INITIAL HARD IMPACT, BENDING THE STRUT AND RIGHT WING SPAR.

## 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 LAX06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA047), Dec 7, 2005: North American P-51D (N251BP), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.

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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