19900314018349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · WSK PZL-M-18 · Elaine, AR · March 14, 1990

Date
March 14, 1990 · 16:00 local
Place
Elaine, AR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KQKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28625
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC90LA064
Reported as
WSK PZLM18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total1,400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dragged a wing on takeoff and aircraft ground looped. Narrow soft strip and gusty crosswind contributed to accident

As the FAA filed it

DRAGGED A WING ON TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. NARROW SOFT STRIP AND GUSTY CROSSWIND CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.