# Accident 19940224002899A: Waco YMF, Carlsbad, CA, February 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1994, 09:15 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1295° N, 117.3002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1295&lon=-117.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50YM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50YM-2006-01-11) (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 R755B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,316 total, 170 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224002899A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING. LEFT BRAKE LOCKED. HAD PRIOR BRAKE RELEASE PROBLEM. PUSHED T HANDLE IN TO RELEASE.

## 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 LAX94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA137), Feb 24, 1994: Waco YMF-5 (N50YM), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CORRECT PROCEDURES WHEN HE RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED PARKING BRAKE AND THE OUTDATED FLIGHT MANUAL WERE FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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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