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Private pilot of a romanian YAK52 aircraft lost control of the aircraft during landing. When correcting for a crosswind, the nose gear broke, resulting in the aircraft skidding off the runway. There were no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407567 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rv8 airport : 4v8 |
| State Reference | VT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 407567 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On landing at mt snow, vt, after aircraft touched down, a wind gust lifted left wing and nose. Pilot applied slight left stick and may have caught a pothole with one main wheel. Nose came down and nose gear broke and aircraft slid to stop just off runway. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A ROMANIAN YAK52 ACFT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG. WHEN CORRECTING FOR A XWIND, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE, RESULTING IN THE ACFT SKIDDING OFF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Narrative: ON LNDG AT MT SNOW, VT, AFTER ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, A WIND GUST LIFTED L WING AND NOSE. PLT APPLIED SLIGHT L STICK AND MAY HAVE CAUGHT A POTHOLE WITH ONE MAIN WHEEL. NOSE CAME DOWN AND NOSE GEAR BROKE AND ACFT SLID TO STOP JUST OFF RWY. NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.