# Incident 20110514009179I: Yakovlev YAK 52, Galveston, TX, May 14, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2011, 17:22 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6398Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6398Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKOVLEV YAK 52
- Reported engine: VENDENYEV M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 36 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110514009179I

## Narrative

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

DURING A VFR LOCAL FLIGHT AT GALVESTON TEXAS (KGLS), AT APPROX 1722 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO GLS. AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT, HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY TOWER ATC TO FLY AN EXTENDED RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT HAD THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS IN LANDING CONFIGURATION WHILE ON THE BASE LEG.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE TURNED ON FINAL, IT APPEARED TO BE A VERY SHORT FINAL. IN AN EFFORT TO DESCEND MORE AND MAKE A BETTER LANDING INTO A STRONG HEADWIND, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. WHEN THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN, THE PILOT   INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR.  RECONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON SHORT FINAL AND INATTENTION OF THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE PROPER POSITION.

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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