From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was flying a YAK-52, N52YB, stated that she put the gear down on down wind abeam of runway 30 at Taunton airport. Of final approach to runway 30, as the a/c was touching down the pilot was alerted on the UNICOM frequency that the gear was not down. The pilot attempted to add power but the a/c already touched down. The pilot realizing that the a/c was on the ground retracted the power and attempted to maintain control of the airplane. The a/c slid for 1,300 feet and came to rest in the sod area parallel to the runway. The a/c received minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING A YAK-52, N52YB, STATED THAT SHE PUT THE GEAR DOWN ON DOWN WIND ABEAM OF RUNWAY 30 AT TAUNTON AIRPORT. OF FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30, AS THE A/C WAS TOUCHING DOWN THE PILOT WAS ALERTED ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT THE A/C ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT REALIZING THAT THE A/C WAS ON THE GROUND RETRACTED THE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE A/C SLID FOR 1,300 FEET AND CAME TO REST IN THE SOD AREA PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE A/C RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N52YB · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.