YAKOVLEV YAK 52
Bayou La Batre, AL — May 5, 2018
Event Information
| Date | May 5, 2018 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| NTSB Number | GAA18CA284 |
| Event ID | 20180514X54715 |
| Location | Bayou La Batre, AL |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 30.45528, -88.21111 |
| Airport | ROY E RAY |
| Highest Injury | NONE |
Aircraft
| Make | YAKOVLEV |
| Model | YAK 52 |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 2 |
| Total Injured | 0 |
Event Location
Probable Cause
The pilot’s improper planning for landing on a wet grass airstrip, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Full Narrative
According to the pilot in the experimental exhibition airplane, he departed a grass airstrip about an hour after a rain shower. After a 15-minute pleasure flight, he landed on the same wet grass airstrip.
He reported that the airplane touched down about 700ft past the runway threshold of the 2,000ft runway at 75 knots, with full flaps and the trim was set nose up.
He applied the brakes multiple times, but the airplane overran the departure end of the runway. The airplane's ground speed was about 13 knots when the right wing struck a fence.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing aileron.
Per the National Transportation Safety Board, Pilot Aircraft Accident Report, in the Recommendation section, the pilot asserted that the accident could have been prevented if he had taken into consideration, "the reduced traction offered by the wet grass."
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.