# Incident 19980122002039I: Yakovlev YAK-55M, Tucson, AZ, January 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202YA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202YA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-55M (registry code 9830224, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122002039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS TAXIING HIS TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK THE OIL TEMP AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TAXIWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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