# Incident 20190318001639I: Yakovlev YAK 52, Springdale, AR, March 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGDALE MUNI (ASG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666EN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666EN-2025-08-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 18 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190318001639I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, A YAK 52 REGISTRATION N666EN HOLDING AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITATION AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, DEPARTED SPRINGDALE AR (ASG).  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SPRINDALE AR (ASG) LANDED RUNWAY 36, WHILE TAXING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLASPED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO HIT THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURY SUSTAINED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AS A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## Other reports on N666EN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210113002929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210113002929I), Jan 13, 2021: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N666EN), Crestview, FL, No damage. Pilot began to taxi from the ramp to the active runway. As the pilot applied brakes to slow down to follow another aircraft, the pilot learned that the braking…

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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