# Accident 19950722019429A: Mnmite M18*, Carrington, ND, July 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Carrington, ND
- Airport: Carrington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TDIG
- Location: 47.4500° N, 99.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4500&lon=-99.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80225, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80225-1998-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722019429A

## Narrative

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

AUTHORIZIED OVER GROSS FLIGHT. SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF. OVERRAN RUNWAY. STRUCK GRAVEL TRUCK. SHIFTING WINDS. (-23) PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DURING A NORMAL TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT BUT SETTLED AND TOUCHED DOWN 321 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ROLLED APPROX. 312 FEET HIT A DITCH ALONG SIDE THE AIRPORT ROAD AND IMPACTING A GRAVEL TRUCK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.

## 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 CHI95LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA232), Jul 22, 1995: PZL-Mielec M-18A (N80225), Carrington, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. Factors relating to the accident were: the airplane's excessive gross weight, and the unfavorable wind conditions.

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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