# Accident 20161023016959A: Yakovlev YAK-55M, Tracy, CA, October 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: New Jerusalem Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6733° N, 121.2964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6733&lon=-121.2964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38YK-2017-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-55M (registry code 9830224, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (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-55M
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023016959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING  AT NEW JERUSALEM AIRPORT, CA. (1Q4) RUNWAY 30, PILOT ADMITTED HE BECAME TOO LOW AND NOT ALIGNED  WITH THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT . RAPID POWER APPLIED WITH CHANGING ATTITUDE, LOST ALTITUDE, HIT THE GROUND/SMALL LEVY, AND SLAMMED INTO THE AIRPORTS PERIMETER FENCE, SLOWING/STOPPING AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FUSELAGE, WING AND TAIL DAMAGE. PLOT/OWNER NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA034), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK (N38YK), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and delayed application of full throttle for a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.

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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