# Accident 19970612013879A: Wsk PZLM18, Swifton, AR, June 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Swifton, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G7LG
- Location: 35.8208° N, 91.1200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8208&lon=-91.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6220C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6220C-1998-12-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612013879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. (-23) ON TAKE OFF AFTER AIRCRAFT GOT LIGHT, THE PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT STARTED TO THE RIGHT AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT. AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND AND SPUN IN HALF CIRCLES THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.

## 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 FTW97LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA216), Jun 12, 1997: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 (N6220C), Swifton, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: Main landing gear collapse resulting from a failure of the torque link assembly attaching bolt. A factor was the lack of required maintenance (lubrication of the bolt) which resulted in the bolt…

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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