# Accident 20180825012329A: Yakovlev YAK 52, East Stroudsbur, PA, August 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: East Stroudsbur, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0358° N, 75.1606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0358&lon=-75.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3042W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3042W-2020-05-01) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 70 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA540) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180825012329A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER STRIKES ON DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY AT APPROACH END OF RWY 26.

PROPELLER FRAGMENTS FOUND ADJACENT TO PROP STRIKE MARKS ON RWY.

LARGER PROPELLER FRAGMENTS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET DOWN THE RWY.

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, AND CAME TO REST APPX 300 FT, AND LEFT, OF THE END OF RWY.

## 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 GAA18CA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA540), Aug 25, 2018: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N3042W), East Stroudsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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