Yakovlev 52 N21CY
15 October 2000 · Berryville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 2000 at about 12:00 local time, a Yakovlev 52 registered N21CY was involved in an accident near Berryville, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Berryville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- High View Airport (61VA)
- Coordinates
- 39.2353, -78.0117
- Aircraft
- Yakovlev 52
- Registration
- N21CY
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winchester → Berryville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD01LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the nose landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he landed the airplane on the sod strip, and that all three landing gear touched down at the same time. He said the airplane bounced, touched down, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The nose landing gear was separated from the airplane. Examination of the fracture surfaces on the nose landing gear components revealed that all failures were due to overstress. The pilot said there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Yakovlev 52 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2001 | Yakovlev 52 | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2001 | Yakovlev 52 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2000 | Wood SEAWIND 3000 | Cumberland Gap, Virginia, United States | Daniel J. Wood | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Mooney M20J | Norton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Schweizer 269-C1 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Cessna 172L | Winchester, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2000 | Cessna 337C | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-18-105 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Lawrence C. Spath | No injuries | - |