# Incident 20040622022189I: Yaklev YAK52, Georgetown, DE, June 22, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Sussex County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6895° N, 75.3872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6895&lon=-75.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,435 total, 9 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040622022189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EST ON TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2004, PILOT SHOT A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT GEORGETOWN (GED) DE, ON TOUCH DOWN ROLL THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED (WHEELS ARE EXPOSED) APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE STOPPING, THE PROP BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND (WOODEN PROP) AND BOTH INBOARD FLAPS TRAILING EDGES WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. PILOTS WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATES THAT THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AND THAT HE'D MOVED THE SAFETY SLIDE LOCK ACROSS GEAR HANDLE MECHANISM. UPON RECOVERY, MECHANIC INDICATES THAT M/LG HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION (HANDLE NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN THE GEAR DOWN DETENT). DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH PHL FSDO ASI'S ON 07/15/04, MR. COOK STATED THAT HE MIGHT NOT HAVE CHECKED TO SEE THAT THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AFTER HE LOWERED THE LANDING DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE LANDING.

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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