# Accident 19900314018349A: Wsk PZLM18, Elaine, AR, March 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Elaine, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQKG
- Location: 34.2992° N, 90.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2992&lon=-90.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28625, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28625-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314018349A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA064), Mar 14, 1990: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N28625), Elaine, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, RUNWAY CONDITION, AND THE PILOT'S…

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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