# Accident 20090718013529A: Leider LEIDERTHORPT, Carson City, NV, July 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2009, 10:34 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37GL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEIDER LEIDERTHORPT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718013529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 27, THE THORP T18, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED, 30 FEET OFF RUNWAY 27.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN FACING TO THE EAST.  THERE WAS A SMALL FUEL SPILL WITH NO FIRE.

## 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 WPR09LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA354), Jul 18, 2009: Leider T-18 (N37GL), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during 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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