# Incident 19980903031269I: Classic WACO YMF, Hilo, HI, September 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1998, 16:40 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40115, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40115-2015-05-04) (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 engine: JACOBP R755*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980903031269I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKES WITH NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT AND TIP TO RIGHT RESULITING IN A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN AND ROLL OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N40115 (4)

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

- [Accident 19951229043581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229043581A), Dec 29, 1995: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailua-Kona, HI, Substantial damage. While taxiing on ramp collided with taxiing N734ZC taxiing for takeoff. Waco blind forward. Other plane had to stop
- [Incident 19930324024529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324024529I), Mar 24, 1993: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailwa, HI. Engine quit on climb. Forced landing on golf course. Found carburetor float stuck.
- [Incident 19920403011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403011499I), Apr 3, 1992: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Pilot made a crosswind landing. During rollout a gust lifted tail and propeller struck runway.
- [Accident 19900928043929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900928043929A), Sep 28, 1990: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailua Kona, HI, Substantial damage. During power reduction on downside of loop engine failed to respond. Crashed landed. Carb ice factor.

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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