# Incident 20230312002099I: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52, Medford, NJ, March 12, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2023, 15:44 local time
- Place: Medford, NJ
- Airport: Flying W
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140000, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-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: S C AEROSTAR S A YAK-52
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312002099I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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