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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · WSK PZLM18 · Tranquility, CA · August 26, 1998

Date: August 26, 1998 · 08:30 local
Place: Tranquility, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2027
Reported as: WSK PZLM18
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total1,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N2027Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18BS/N 1Z027-01 · Built 1997 Airframe modelWsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B Engine modelWsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IRReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the aircraft takeodd the tail wheel became unlocked due to an accumulation of dirt in the tail wheel. The aircraft became sideways on the dirt runway adn before the pilot could regain control of the aircraft it came to rest in a ditch. The left wing had damage as well as the left main landing gear. Weather was not a factor and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE AIRCRAFT TAKEODD THE TAIL WHEEL BECAME UNLOCKED DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT IN THE TAIL WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME SIDEWAYS ON THE DIRT RUNWAY ADN BEFORE THE PILOT COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE LEFT WING HAD DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.