# Accident 19920413046049A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Rockford, WA, April 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4796° N, 117.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4796&lon=-117.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41891 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920413046049A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON FIRST SOLO IN TYPE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HAD NEGLECTED TO SET TRIM.

## 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 SEA92LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA219), Apr 13, 1992: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader (N41891), Rockford, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF RUDDER TRIM AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT.

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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