# Incident 20190126009579I: Piper PA-28-140, Minden, NV, January 26, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2019, 11:46 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0005° N, 119.7511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINDEN-TAHOE (MEV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0005&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4566R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4566R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 38 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190126009579I

## Narrative

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

WHEN RETURNING FROM HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 34 AT KMEV.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE TEMPORARILY TOOK HIS FEET OFF THE RUDDER PEDALS TO ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT PLACE HIS FEET BACK ON THE RUDDER PEDALS, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT; HOWEVER, LOST CONTROL AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE SOFT MUD AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

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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