# Accident 19940528013969A: Waco YMF, Noblesville, IN, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 16:50 local time
- Place: Noblesville, IN
- Airport: Noblesville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0596° N, 85.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0596&lon=-85.9208&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 R755B2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,186 total, 34 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528013969A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. WIND CAUGHT TAIL CAUSING SERVE. PILOT OVER COMPENSATED WITH BRAKES. 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 CHI94LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA192), May 28, 1994: Classic YMF-5 (N527MN), Noblesville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive use of brakes. Factors related to the accident were the crosswind and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.

## Other reports on N527MN (1)

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

- [Accident 19920825032969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825032969A), Aug 25, 1992: Waco YMF (N527MN), Surfside Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear axle separated from strut on landing. Nosed over. Prior hard landing and improper weld.

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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