# Accident 20160519006689A: Waco WACO-YMF, West Des Moines, IA, May 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: West Des Moines, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5261° N, 93.7411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5261&lon=-93.7411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF WACO F5C (registry code 9600426, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-waco-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755A2M (registry code 35020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO WACO-YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519006689A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED THE DSM AIRPORT FOR PLEASURE FLIGHT. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON FLAT GRASSY FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROLLOUT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE FIELD (GULCH) APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DEEP WITH STEEP EMBANKMENTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE ACROSS THE RAVINE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER AND NOT ABLE TO GLIDE ACROSS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE OPPOSITE BANK APPROXIMATELY 5-7 FEET BELOW THE CREST. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED; HOWEVER, THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES ALTHOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING.

## 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 CEN16LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA196), May 19, 2016: Waco Classic YMF (N56ED), West Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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