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FAA accident report · WSK PZL-M-18 · Bucklin, KS · March 27, 2000

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Date
March 27, 2000 · 09:30 local
Place
Bucklin, KS
Airport
Bucklin Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27301
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI00LA096
Reported as
WSK PZLM18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,173 total159 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N27301Registration cancelled Mar 8, 2023 · Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18S/N 1Z008-04Airframe modelWsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18Engine modelWsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IRReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On 3/27/00 at approximately 0930 the pilot executed a landing to the north. Upon touch down the pilot stated that the aircraft started pulling to the right as the pilot applied left brake to compensate for the pull to the right. Loss of control to the aircraft occured. The aircraft nosed over coming to rest on its top. The pilot egressed through the r/h forward storm window. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged. (.4)the pilot reported that on landing the airplane veered to the right when the right main gear touched down. He attempted to correct the swerve using the left rudder and brake to no avail. The pilot reported the airplane nosed over as he was retracting the flaps. Inspection of the airplane did not to reveal any failure/malfunction of the right brake. Further inspection revealed the right entry door could not be opened due to crushing on the upper canopy/cockpit area when the airplane nosed over. The emergency door jettison system was unusable due to the weight of the inverted airplane on the door hinges.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/27/00 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 THE PILOT EXECUTED A LANDING TO THE NORTH. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PULL TO THE RIGHT. LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT EGRESSED THROUGH THE R/H FORWARD STORM WINDOW. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SWERVE USING THE LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AS HE WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT ENTRY DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED DUE TO CRUSHING ON THE UPPER CANOPY/COCKPIT AREA WHEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE EMERGENCY DOOR JETTISON SYSTEM WAS UNUSABLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE INVERTED AIRPLANE ON THE DOOR HINGES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBucklin, KSthe right main gear brake was binding for an undetermined reason which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane.Mar 27, 2000 · Substantial damage