# Accident 20130312003669A: Piper PA-24-400, Minden, NV, March 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2013, 12:27 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9981° N, 119.7525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9981&lon=-119.7525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8533P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8533P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-400
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130312003669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AND THAT HE BOUNCED 3 TIMES WITH PROPELLER STRIKES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WITH BRAKES APPLIED HE PUT IN LEFT RUDDER AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST JUST SHORT OF TAXIWAY B.

## 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 WPR13CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA148), Mar 12, 2013: Piper PA-24-400 (N8533P), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N8533P (1)

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

- [Incident 20200807014149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200807014149I), Aug 7, 2020: Piper PA-24-400 (N8533P), Springfield, TN, Minor damage. On the afternoon of August 7th, 2020, N8533P a 1965 Piper comanche PA-24-400. The flight was for time building and was to fly between outlaw field (kckv) and…

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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