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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Yakovlev YAK 52 · Camarillo, CA · March 14, 2018

Date: March 14, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N152YK
Reported as: Yakovlev YAK 52
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 32,500 total

N152YKRegistered now · Yakovlev YAK 52S/N 9511815 · Built 1995 Airframe modelYakovlev YAK 52 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While landing at the conclusion of a maintenance test flight for a leaky landing gear pneumatic system, the pilot failed to notice that the nose landing gear was not fully extended in the down and locked position.

After the flare, while lowering the nose, the pilot then noticed the nose gear was not down. The prop struck the ground several times before the pilot initiated the go around.

The pilot was able to get the nose gear down ater the go around and landed with out further incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING AT THE CONCLUSION OF A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR A LEAKY LANDING GEAR PNEUMATIC SYSTEM, THE PILOT FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

AFTER THE FLARE, WHILE LOWERING THE NOSE, THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO AROUND.

THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN ATER THE GO AROUND AND LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT.