# Incident 20070314004799I: Yaklev YAK52, Nashua, NH, March 14, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2007, 09:58 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7824° N, 71.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOIRE FLD (ASH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7824&lon=-71.5141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52YB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52YB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140000, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070314004799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 14, 2007, AT 0958 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A YAK-52, N52YB, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AT BOIRE FIELD, LOCATED IN NASHUA, NH (ASH). THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 14. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS OR THE VISUAL GEAR INDICATORS ON EACH WING. THE PILOT WAS TOLD BY ATC TO CHECK WHEELS DOWN. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR UP AND SLID TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO CHECK FOR (FOD) ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N52YB (2)

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

- [Incident 20011015029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011015029499I), Oct 15, 2001: Yaklev YAK52 (N52YB), Taunton, MA, Minor damage. (-23) When the aircraft landed on runway 30 at Taunton airport it came to rest with nose gear folded back and not in the uplock. The main gear were both folded…
- [Incident 20010328004379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328004379I), Mar 28, 2001: Yaklev YAK52 (N52YB), Taunton, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was flying a YAK-52, N52YB, stated that she put the gear down on down wind abeam of runway 30 at Taunton airport. Of final approach to runway 30,…

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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