# Accident 20050409005549A: YAK52TW, Daytona Beach, FL, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0800° N, 81.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0800&lon=-81.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610RG-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW (registry code 1140001, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-yak-52tw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAK52TW
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,912 total, 470 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2005, DURING LANDING AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23, A WIND GUST HIT THE RIGHT WING WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND OVERCORRECTED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED TREES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA05CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA089), Apr 9, 2005: Aerostar Yak-52TW (N610RG), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to maintain directional control in a variable wind condition during landing resulting in the airplane departing the runway subsequent landing gear separation and impact with trees.

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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