# Accident 20180505004689A: Yakovlev YAK 52, Irvington, AL, May 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Irvington, AL
- Airport: Roy E. Ray
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4553° N, 88.2111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4553&lon=-88.2111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81FS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKOVLEV YAK 52
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 40 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED AND HAD LIMITED BRAKING ACTION DUE TO WET GRASS RUNWAY. WENT INTO FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO RIGHT AILERON. PREVIOUS RAIN STORM HAD MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.

## 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 GAA18CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA284), May 5, 2018: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N81FS), Bayou La Batre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper planning for landing on a wet grass airstrip, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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