# Accident 20130426007059A: Waco YKS-7, Rialto, CA, April 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal /Miro Fld/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1289° N, 117.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1289&lon=-117.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17472, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17472) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YKS-7 (registry code 9600835, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-yks-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKS-7
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4 /R755-7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130426007059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLABOB AIRPORT (RIR) AT 1145L FOR RIALTO AIRPORT (L67) TO DO PATTERN WORK.  PILOT LOST CONTROL OF CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT DURING WHEEL LANDING WITH LEFT CROSSWIND ON RUNWAY 24 AT RIALTO AIRPORT.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH RUDDER, PILOT IN COMMAND^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MISTAKENLY APPLIED BRAKES.  AIRCRAFT TIPPED NOSE DOWN ON PROP SKIDDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  THE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR 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 WPR13CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA207), Apr 26, 2013: Waco YKS-7 (N17472), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his improper brake usage during the landing roll in a crosswind condition.

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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