# Accident 19890423009629A: Waco YMF, Lansing, MI, April 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7899° N, 84.5908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7899&lon=-84.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455RT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 4 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423009629A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO SIDE OF RUNWAY. CHECK PILOT IN FRONT SEAT HAD NO BRAKES. PILOT IN REAR SEAT HIT BRAKES HARD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA076), Apr 23, 1989: Waco YMF (N455RT), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AND HIS EXCESSIVE BRAKE APPLICATION AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER. THE…

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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