# Accident 20090725054039A: Sc Aerostar YAK-52W, Maunaloa, HI, July 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2009, 02:30 local time
- Place: Maunaloa, HI
- Airport: Panda Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N/A
- Location: 21.1478° N, 157.2583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1478&lon=-157.2583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691T-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: SC Aerostar YAK-52W (registry code 05607AN, https://openairdocs.org/model/sc-aerostar-yak-52w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SC AEROSTAR YAK-52W
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M 14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090725054039A

## Narrative

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

UNINTENDED CONTACT WITH FORMER PINEAPPLE FIELD AT 120 KNOTS, LEVEL ATTITUDE.  ONE WOODED PROP SEVERED CAUSING IMBALANCE TO ENGINE WHICH THEN TORE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTS AND CONTINUED A FORWARD TRAJECTORY OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET PAST THE AIRFRAME WHICH DECELARETED RAPIDLY INTO A NOSE DOWN POSITION.  WINGS WERE HEAVILY LOADED WITH RESULTING CRACKS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN.  MAIN SPARS, COCKPIT, FUSELAGE ALL WERE UNAFFECTED. MAIN LANDING GEAR RIPPED FROM WHEEL WELLS.

## 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 WPR09CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA481), Jul 25, 2009: S.C. Aerostar YAK-52W (N691T), Kaunakakai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while in the airport traffic pattern in dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N691T (1)

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

- [Incident 20020308003529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020308003529I), Mar 8, 2002: Yaklev YAK52W (N691T), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. (-23) While doing touch and go, aircraft landed with gear up. Upon further investigation, gear handle was in the up position. Propeller damaged due to impact.

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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