# Incident 20050730022229I: Yaklev YAK52, Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2005, 16:41 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808TD-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140003, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-s-a-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730022229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2005 A YAK 52, N808TD HAD MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT OSHKOSH, WI. DUE TO A MECHANICAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE RUSSIAN AEROSTAR SA LANDING GEAR LINKAGE, WHEREBY THE OVER-CENTER LINKAGE WAS ALLOWED TO GO BEYOND IT'S OVER-CENTER FIXED STOP. THE DESIGN WILL BE SUBMITTTED BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR RE-MODIFICATION TO MAKE THE CONNECTING LINKAGE OUT OF A MATERIAL OF GREATER STRENGTH BY THE OWNER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE WINGTIP SLID ALONG THE GROUND FOR ALMOST 20 FT, AFTER THE LEFT GEAR LINKAGE FAILED, AND THE NOSE ROSE UP INTO THE AIR DESTROYING THE WOODEN PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N808TD (2)

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

- [Accident 20110326007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110326007419A), Mar 26, 2011: Aerostar S A YAK-52 (N808TD), Palm Coast, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The red thunder air show team in attendance at the wings over flagler warbird fly in consisted of pilots [privacy data omitted] in aircraft N808TD, [privacy…
- [Incident 20070330009779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070330009779I), Mar 30, 2007: Yaklev YAK52 (N808TD), Courtland, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft made gear-up landing at the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, Alabama (9A4), causing minor damage to the aircraft, with no injuries reported.…

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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