# Incident 19970821036319I: Yakovlev YAK-9U-M, Carson City, NV, August 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1923° N, 119.7326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARSON CITY (CXP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1923&lon=-119.7326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9250-2000-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-9U-M (registry code 05603QW, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-9u-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,680 total, 5 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821036319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 6 PM LOCAL TIME, JAMES K. WICKERSHAM WAS FLIGHT TESTING A YAK-9U-M, N9250, AT THE CARSON CITY AIRPORT, CARSON CITY, NV. DURING THE SECOND TAKE OFF ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 8 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THIS REPORT CLOSED. THERE IS NO PILOT DEVIATION INVOLVED.

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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