# Accident 19980410006529A: Wsk PZLM18, Carlisle, AR, April 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1998, 08:00 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KRFG
- Location: 34.7794° N, 91.7398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7794&lon=-91.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7046Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7046Y-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,727 total, 560 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980410006529A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN A AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. ACFT ROLLED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. CARLISLE, AR. (.4)WHILE CLIMBING FOR THE TURN-AROUND MANEUVER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  DESPITE HIS EFFORTS DURING USING THE WOBBLE PUMP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED TO A PLOWED, SOFT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED OVER 1/2 AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, AND SLIGHTLY OVER 1/4 FULL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANK REVEALED READINGS REPRESENTATIVE OF 'EMPTY.'  INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS DID NOT REVEAL ANY FUEL LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE.                          (-23) AT ABOUT 8:00 AM ON 04/10/98, DROMADER M-18, N7046Y, OWNED BY ALMOND AVIATION OF CARLISLE, AR, AND OPERATED BY PILOT RICHARD A NALL, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION BEING CONDUCTED 12 MILES SOUTH OF CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT, AND THAT USING THE WOBBLE PUMP DID NOT RESTORE POWER.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO THE                                    EAST IN A LAND-PLANED RICE FIELD OF LIMITED LENGTH. THE SURFACE OF THE RICE FIELD WAS SOFT TO A DEPTH OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.  THE LANDING WAS EXECUTED DOWNWIND, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO DO A WHEEL LANDING DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS APPROACHING AN EMBANKMENT ON THE EAST END OF THE FIELD AND HAD TO GET STOPPED.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED ABOUT 400 FEET, AND FLIPPED OVER.  DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE COCKPIT WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF, RECEIVING ONLY MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXHAUSTED ITS FUEL SUPPLY.

## 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 FTW98LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA179), Apr 10, 1998: Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 (N7046Y), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the lost of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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