# Incident 19980826027719I: Wsk PZLM18, Tranquility, CA, August 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1998, 08:30 local time
- Place: Tranquility, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N2027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2027-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B (registry code 9810125, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b) (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 PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980826027719I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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