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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 · Medford, NJ · March 12, 2023

Date: March 12, 2023 · 15:44 local
Place: Medford, NJ
Airport: Flying W
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N122GC
Reported as: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total

N122GCRegistered now · S C Aerostar S A YAK-52S/N 9611911 · Built 1996 Airframe modelS C Aerostar S A 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.

After landing on runway 1 the pilot proceeded to the taxiway and experienced a complete loss of braking performance which affected the airplane's steering capabilities. The pilot felt the brake loss (fwd hand brake cable fractured) and immediately tried to engage the emergency braking system. Coupled with the aircraft's momentum and a down slopping taxiway, the aircraft impacted a hangar corner and sustained damage to the upper and lower engine cowlings, gills, propeller, spinner, and #9 cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE TAXIWAY AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE WHICH AFFECTED THE AIRPLANE'S STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE PILOT FELT THE BRAKE LOSS (FWD HAND BRAKE CABLE FRACTURED) AND IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. COUPLED WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S MOMENTUM AND A DOWN SLOPPING TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HANGAR CORNER AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS, GILLS, PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND #9 CYLINDER.