# Accident 19960710022809A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Waupaca, WI, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Waupaca, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PEMG
- Location: 44.3491° N, 89.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3491&lon=-89.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2047S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2047S-2009-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR (registry code 67203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 190 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710022809A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. POSTFLIGHT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE ROD END ON THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CABLE.  EXAMINATION OF THE ROD END INDICATED THAT INSTALLATION OF THE ROD END TO THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS INADEQUATE, AND THE JAM NUT HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED AGAINST THE ROD END.      (-23) ON JULY 10, 1996 AT 1400 CDT A WSK PZL MIELEC, MODEL M-18 DROMADER, N2047S, EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAY FIELD .5 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 49, 1.5 MILES NORTH OF THE TOWN OF WAUPACA, WAUPACA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED 14 CFR 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CDT AT THE BANCROFT AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE LINKAGE FAILED NEAR THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 CHI96LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA236), Jul 10, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 Dromader (N2047S), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance of the throttle cable by maintenance personnel.

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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