# Accident 20000707011169A: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, Champion, NE, July 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Champion, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4604° N, 101.7108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4604&lon=-101.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7015K-2000-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707011169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD COMPLETED TURN AND DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS, AND WAS DESCENDING TO MAKE ANOTHER SPRAY PASS. PILOTED STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON CONTROL, TO LEVEL OFF PLANE. THE CONTROLS DID NOT RESPOND. A/C IMPACTERD GROUND NOSE FIRST AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. THE ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WERE INSPECTED. THE ELEVATOR TRIM COULD BE MOVED THROUGH ITS FULL TRAVEL. THE ELEVATOR COULD NOT BE MOVED TO NEUTRAL FROM THE NOSE UP POSITION DUE TO DAMAGE WHERE COUNTERWEIGHT HAD BEEN ATTACHED. THE COUNTERWEIGHT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN TORN OFF AT IMPACT. A VISUAL CHECK OF ELEVATOR AND TRIM CONTROLS SYSTEM SHOWED NO PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA181), Jul 7, 2000: Pzl-Mielec M-18A (N7015K), Champion, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the undetermined uncontrolled descent.

## Other reports on N7015K (1)

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

- [Accident 19970627045839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627045839A), Jun 27, 1997: Wsk M18A (N7015K), Manito, IL, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that he departed runway 22 using 40 inches of manifold pressure. During takeoff climb, the engine lost power. As the pilot attempted to…

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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