# Incident 19990824019479I: Wsk PZLM18, Denio, NV, August 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1999, 19:20 local time
- Place: Denio, NV
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9889° N, 118.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denio, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9889&lon=-118.6375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52768, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52768-2011-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (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: 3,950 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990824019479I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON DESCENT TO DENIO, NV, THE PILOT NOTICED FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A CLEAR AREA UNDER POWER, THEN RISK TRYING FOR THE AIRSTRIP WITH NO POWER.  THE OAS, PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT ALL INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON FAR 91.151 @ VFR FUEL REQUIREMENTS.

## Other reports on N52768 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010816038659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816038659A), Aug 16, 2001: Wsk M18DROMADER (N52768), Ukiah, OR, No damage. (-23) After a left down wind approach from the south, during landing, the aircraft bounced down then veered left, pilot corrected to the right. The aircraft…

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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