# NTSB MIA02LA136: Yakovlev Yak 52, N2183F, Parrish, FL, July 17, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 17, 2002, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Parrish, FL - Coordinates: 27.580381, -82.420257 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5804&lon=-82.4203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 6, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 55268 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55268/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55268 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA136 ## Probable cause The in-flight failure of a carburetor/fuel line fitting, resulting in loss of engine power, a forced landing to unsuitable terrain, and a ground collision with a farm vehicle during the emergency landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - fuel system,line fitting - cracked (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - object - vehicle ## Analysis According to the pilot, 10 minutes into his flight back to home base, the engine backfired and stopped running. Terrain for an emergency landing was unsuitable, but he went for what he considered the best option, and collided with a farm tractor. The collision separated the aircraft's propeller and nose landing gear. Postcrash examination of the airframe and engine by FAA personnel revealed adequate, uncontaminated fuel aboard and a cracked carburetor body at the main fuel feed line attachment that appeared to have existed precrash. ## Factual narrative On July 17, 2002, about 1100 eastern daylight time, an experimental Yakovlev Yak 52, N2183F, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed following a loss of engine power in the vicinity of Parrish, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane and a farm vehicle received substantial damage, and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. The flight departed the Wauchula Municipal Airport, Wauchula, Florida, about 1050. According to the pilot, after taking on fuel at the Wauchula Airport, about 10 minutes into his return flight to his home base, the engine back fired a couple of times and stopped running altogether. During the emergency landing onto the only field available, the aircraft's right wing collided with a farm tractor, causing a minor fire and spinning the aircraft clockwise, causing separation of the nose landing gear and both laminated wooden propeller blades. According to an FAA inspector, on September 13, 2002, he inspected the airframe and engine for the cause of the in-flight stoppage. The engine itself, sustained little impact damage. There was adequate fuel aboard, precrash, and it appeared uncontaminated. He found the carburetor body broken at the point where the main fuel line attaches. The damage appeared to have occurred precrash, as there were fuel stains present. The evidence led the inspector to conclude, "That the carburetor housing was previously cracked and possibly resulted in the engine failure." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2183F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2183F-2017-11-08), registration cancelled 2017-11-08, S/N 899311, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Yakovlev Yak 52 - Registry model: [Yakovlev YAK 52](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (registry code 9830220) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 899311 - Airframe hours: 228 - Engines: Vendeneyev M-14 365 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 23, 2002, 6 hours before - Departed: F37, Wauchula, FL - Destination: X48, Manatee, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review December 25, 2001; seat: front; flight hours: 4,358 total, 125 in this make and model, 4,358 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 81 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: SRQ, 14 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020717019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717019769A), Jul 17, 2002: Yaklev YAK52, Duette, FL, No damage. (-23) Pilot departed F37 after refueling the aircraft. Ten minutes into the flight engine failure occurred. Pilot attempted a emergency landing on a dirt… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 25, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55268. 531 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 265 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463472&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Reports from Federal Agencies - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 266 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463473&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Federal%20Agencies%20-%20FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF 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. 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