# Incident 19870820065679I: Wsk M18DROMADER, Elaine, AR, August 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Elaine, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQKG
- Location: 34.3086° N, 90.8533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elaine, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3086&lon=-90.8533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2709Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2709Q-2004-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820065679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED WITH A SIDE LOAD AND COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N2709Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030720015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720015809A), Jul 20, 2003: Wsk PZLM18 (N2709Q), Burley, ID, Destroyed. (-23) On takeoff, aircraft pitched up to an excessive nose high attitude, then hit the ground hard, skidded to a stop and burst into flames. The pilot stated…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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