# Accident 20170311002029A: Davis Frank R XENOS MOTORGLIDER, Minden, NV, March 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9992° N, 119.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9992&lon=-119.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56FD-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Frank R XENOS MOTORGLIDER (registry code 05631YM, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-frank-r-xenos-motorglider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS FRANK R XENOS MOTORGLIDER
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 928 total, 74 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170311002029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED MEV FOR A SOLO LOCAL VFR PLEASURE/PROFICIENCY FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED HE MADE TWO NORMAL TOUCH-AND-GOES; HOWEVER, ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED A CROSS WIND FROM THE WEST THAT REQUIRED A CRAB ANGLE TO FLY PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.  ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE GLIDER ON THE RUNWAY.  DUE TO RECENT RAIN AND SNOW,  THE GROUND WAS VERY SOFT AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA17CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA190), Mar 11, 2017: Davis Frank R Xenos Motorglider (N56FD), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in variable wind conditions.

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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