# Incident 20160714011959I: Yakovlev YAK 52, Athens, GA, July 14, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2016, 13:20 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9486° N, 83.3259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATHENS/BEN EPPS (AHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9486&lon=-83.3259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30HT) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160714011959I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2016, APPROXIMATELY 1:30PM, AT BEN EPPS AIRPORT ATHENS, GEORGIA A YAKOVLEV AIRCRAFT MODEL 52 WAS TAXING TO RUNWAY 27 FOR TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE TAXI-WAY AND CONTINUE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES FROM INCIDENT.

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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