# Incident 20080706847219I: Yaklev YAK52, Middleton, WI, July 6, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2008, 11:45 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Middleton Municipal - Morey Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1144° N, 89.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDDLETON MUNI/MOREY FLD (C29), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1144&lon=-89.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777YK) (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: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14PF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 80 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706847219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 28, AT C29, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN ALL MENTAL CHECKLISTS AND THOUGHT HE HAD PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION; AS HE NORMALLY DOES THIS AT SPECIFIC POINTS WITHIN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOTS STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE INCORRECTLY MOVED THE GEAR LEVER, AS A RESULT OF AIRCRAFT DESIGN.  HE DOES NOT RECALL DOING THE FINAL CHECKLIST, THEREBY NOT VERIFYING GEAR POSITION.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FIXATED ON DOING A SPOT LANDING, AND WAS MAKING NECESSARY POWER ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE AIRSPEED AND FLIGHT PATH.

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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