# Accident 19920408013259A: Wsk PZL104, Mt Pleasant, SC, April 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8191° N, 79.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8191&lon=-79.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3141W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3141W-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 (registry code 9810280, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-warzawa-okecie-pzl-104-wilga-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl-K AI-14R series (registry code 67205, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-ai-14r-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL104
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 86 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920408013259A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON A POLO FIELD CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FAILED TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL.

## 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 ATL92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA084), Apr 8, 1992: PZL-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80 (N3141W), Mt. Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF THE APPROACH BY THE PILOT WHICH EXCEEDED THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.

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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