# Accident 19920825032969A: Waco YMF, Surfside Beach, SC, August 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Surfside Beach, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6097° N, 78.9775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surfside Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6097&lon=-78.9775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N527MN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,060 total, 50 in this make and model, 337 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825032969A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM STRUT ON LANDING. NOSED OVER. PRIOR HARD LANDING AND IMPROPER WELD.

## 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 ATL92LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA164), Aug 25, 1992: Classic Waco YMF-5 (N527MN), Surfside Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING.

## Other reports on N527MN (1)

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

- [Accident 19940528013969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528013969A), May 28, 1994: Waco YMF (N527MN), Noblesville, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced on crosswind landing. Wind caught tail causing serve. Pilot over compensated with brakes. Nosed over.

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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