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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · SC Aerostar YAK-52W · Eau Claire, WI · June 7, 2024

Date: June 7, 2024 · 10:00 local
Place: Eau Claire, WI
Airport: Chippewa Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N252WB
Reported as: SC Aerostar YAK-52W
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,768 total507 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N252WBRegistered now · SC Aerostar YAK-52WS/N 0012212 · Built 2000 Airframe modelSC Aerostar YAK-52W 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.

The PIC stated that he had entered the aerobatic box located near the Eau Claire, WI (keau) airport to practice his aerobatic routine. After the aerobatic routine was complete, he returned to keau to land on runway 22. After landing, the PIC stated he tapped the brakes. When he did this the left brake would not release pressure. Subsequently the aircraft slowed and pulled to the left until it departed the runway into the grass at slow speed. The PIC indicated that there ws no damage to the aircraft and no injuries. The PIC found that the parking brake had come out of the locked (off) position sometime during the flight.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD ENTERED THE AEROBATIC BOX LOCATED NEAR THE EAU CLAIRE, WI (KEAU) AIRPORT TO PRACTICE HIS AEROBATIC ROUTINE. AFTER THE AEROBATIC ROUTINE WAS COMPLETE, HE RETURNED TO KEAU TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22. AFTER LANDING, THE PIC STATED HE TAPPED THE BRAKES. WHEN HE DID THIS THE LEFT BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE PRESSURE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT UNTIL IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AT SLOW SPEED. THE PIC INDICATED THAT THERE WS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THE PIC FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD COME OUT OF THE LOCKED (OFF) POSITION SOMETIME DURING THE FLIGHT.