# Accident 20131015021959A: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF, Somerville, NJ, October 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Somerville, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6261° N, 74.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6261&lon=-74.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62XX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62XX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131015021959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 WHICH IS A GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED AIRCRAFT BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND LANDED ON TOP WING AND TAIL.

## 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 ERA14CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA012), Oct 15, 2013: Classic Waco YMF (N62XX), Somerville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while applying wheel brakes during landing roll resulting in the airplane nosing over.

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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