# Incident 20060630013759I: Piper PA23235, Minden, NV, June 30, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2006, 09:05 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: N5829X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829X-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060630013759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM SCOTTSDALE, AZ, TO BEND, OR, HE PLANNED A STOP AT THE MINDEN TAHOE AIRPORT FOR FUEL. WHEN APPROACHING TO MEV ON A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH, HE LOWERED THE FLAPS AND DOES NOT RECALL LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 34, GEAR UP, SLIDING ABOUT 1000 FEET, BENDING THE PROPELLERS AND DAMAGING THE WING FLAPS. NO FIRE ENSUED; NO INJURIES TO THE THREE OCCUPANTS.

## Other reports on N5829X (3)

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

- [Accident 20061217029509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061217029509A), Dec 17, 2006: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 17, 2006, at 1115 mountain standard time, N5829X, during preflight check, the right main gear collapsed in the run up area 25L at Deer valley…
- [Incident 20030528011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528011509I), May 28, 2003: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 12:50 CDT the aircraft a PA-23-235, landed gear-up on runway 17 at Bartlesville, OK. The pilot was attempting a short field landing…
- [Incident 19871216076719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871216076719I), Dec 16, 1987: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Cut Bank, MT, Minor damage. Loud bang from left side. Right wing tip missing. Continued to destination. Cause of separation undetermined.

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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