# Accident 19970627045839A: Wsk M18A, Manito, IL, June 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1997, 09:50 local time
- Place: Manito, IL
- Airport: Manito Mitchell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4893° N, 89.7781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Manito Mitchell Airport (C45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4893&lon=-89.7781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7015K-2000-09-12) (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: WSK M18A
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621R16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627045839A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 USING 40 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE CHEMICAL LOAD, THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO LOW, AND IT IMPACTED A POWERLINE, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FLEW BACK TO LAND, AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR WERE OPERABLE BEFORE HE LANDED. HE FLEW FOR ABOUT A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES BEFORE MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED FINE AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIIED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, AND NO ANOMALY WAS FOUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7015K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000707011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707011169A), Jul 7, 2000: N7015K, Champion, NE, No damage. (-23) Pilot had completed turn and during spraying operations, and was descending to make another spray pass. Piloted stated he attempted to pull back on…

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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