# Accident 20030404017449A: Waco YOC, Allentown, PA, April 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6514° N, 75.4375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6514&lon=-75.4375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15244, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YOC (registry code 9600622, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-yoc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YOC
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030404017449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT ABOUT 30 MPH, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE LEFT BOTTOM WING TO HIT THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA077), Apr 4, 2003: Waco YOC (N15244), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing which resulted in a ground loop. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N15244 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950521012119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012119I), May 21, 1995: Waco YOC (N15244), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing. Veered off runway struck runway signs.

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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