# Incident 20100417032239I: Aerostar S YAK-52, New Bern, NC, April 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2010, 14:06 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Airport: Craven County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N567CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140003, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: AEROSTAR S YAK-52
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total, 51 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100417032239I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO THE GRASS. UPON ENTERING THE GRASS THE LEFT GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN LOCKED AND EXTENDED. THE PROPELLER DID NOT SUSTAIN A PROPELLER STRIKE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PNEUMATIC LANDING GEAR DOES NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT INTO THE WINGS BY DESIGN THE AIRCRAFT ONLY RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE OWNER OPERATOR OF THIS AIRCRAFT HAS STATED AND DOCUMENTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION TO DETERMINE CAUSE IN MAY OF 2010. MRD WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON DETERMINATION OF CAUSE.

## Other reports on N567CD (1)

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

- [Incident 20050510008489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050510008489I), May 10, 2005: Yaklev YAK52 (N567CD), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. (-23) After a short, 15 minute flight, the pilot made a normal landing at ewn airport. The landing gear indicated all-three down prior to landing. As the…

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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