# Incident 20140917017279I: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW, Pueblo, CO, September 17, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2014, 10:29 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2899° N, 104.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUEBLO MEML (PUB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.4980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW (registry code 1140001, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-yak-52tw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aeromotors M-14PFXDK (registry code 00500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeromotors-m-14pfxdk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S C AEROSTAR S A YAK-52TW
- Reported engine: AEROMOTORS M-14PFXDK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,645 total, 275 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140917017279I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM KAPA TO KPUB. ON APPROACH TO KPUB HE WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OVER A 30 MINUTE PERIOD HE RAISED THE LEFT GEAR AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL GEAR UP LANDING WITH NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE RIGHT MAIN RECAP TIRE WAS OF OUT OF ROUND OR TO LARGE IN CIRCUMFERENCE TO PROPERLY FIT IN THE WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N916BM (1)

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

- [Incident 20200205011831I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200205011831I), Feb 5, 2020: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW (N916BM), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. On February 5, 2020, at approximately 1300 local time U.S. Registered aircraft N916BM was involved in a collision with another airplane while taxing. 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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