# Incident 19990220016699I: Yaklev YAK50, Palm Springs, CA, February 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1999, 12:27 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-50 (registry code 9830110, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK50
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 7 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990220016699I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON FEBRUARY 20, 1999, MR. SCOTT SIMMONS DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT, PALM SPRINGS, CA, IN ROUTE TO THERMAL AIRPORT, THERMAL, CA, AND PERFORMED FOUR(4) TOUCH AND GOES. MR. SIMMONS STATED THAT AFTER EACH TAKEOFF HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR.  UPON THE LAST TAKEOFF, MR. SIMMONS LEFT THE THERMAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS.  AFTER RECEIVING A CLEARANCE, HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 13R WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER.  MR. SIMMONS WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

## Other reports on N50RK (2)

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

- [Incident 20100305030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100305030149I), Mar 5, 2010: Yakovlev YAK-50 (N50RK), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. On 03/05/2010 1200 PST, N50RK was landing runway 8 at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA. Upon roll-out and turning off the active runway, N50RK'S left main…
- [Incident 19960821027899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821027899I), Aug 21, 1996: Yaklev YAK50 (N50RK), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft landed normally, but on rollout, as the aircraft slowed to enter the taxiway, the left landing gear retracted. The aircraft traveled…

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