# Accident 20051228030469A: Waco YMFF5C, Lihue, HI, December 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2005, 13:53 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9700° N, 159.3496° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9700&lon=-159.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N572TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (registry code 9600425, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMFF5C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051228030469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1353 LOCAL TIME, ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING ON AIRCRAFT N572TB STRUCK THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN 180 DEGREE TO THE LEFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. N572TB SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON.

## 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 LAX06CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA078), Dec 28, 2005: Waco YMF-5C (N572TB), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft on 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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