# Incident 19970511017139I: Yaklev YAK52, Youngstown, OH, May 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52EK-2006-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140000, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511017139I

## Narrative

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

N 52EK (EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION) LANDED RUNWAY 23. NOSE GEAR VIBRATED AND COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHING RUNWAY. INSPECTION FOUND TIRE FLAT. M OR D TO BE FILED BY MECHANIC.

## Other reports on N52EK (1)

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

- [Incident 19990424023219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424023219I), Apr 24, 1999: Yaklev YAK52 (N52EK), Somerville, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed after rolling approx. 200 feet on landing.

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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