# Accident 20120614009669A: Yakovlev YAK 52, Fort Collins, CO, June 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2012, 14:50 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins Loveland Municipa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4519° N, 105.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4519&lon=-105.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76YK-2012-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-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: YAKOVLEV YAK 52
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120614009669A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED HIS YAK 52 N76YK  ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE FORT COLLINS - LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT JUNE 14, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:50 LOCAL. ON THE LANDING ROLE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE FUEL LINE AND AN ENGINE FIRE ENSUED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA374), Jun 14, 2012: Yakovlev Yak-52 (N76YK), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent closure of the pneumatic system valve, which resulted in the nose landing gear not fully extending before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on 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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