# Accident 20000711005519A: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER, Burlet, ID, July 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Burlet, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.3894° N, 113.7794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3894&lon=-113.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2054S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2054S-2001-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000711005519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS WITH THE M-18. WHILE LANDING AT THE GRAVEL STRIP WHERE LOADING OPERATIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY TOWARD THE LOADING AREA WITH A TAILWIND.  A SEMI-TRUCK LOADED WITH FERTILIZER WAS PARKED AT THE END OF THE STRIP.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECT TO GO-AROUND.  ON GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TRUCK WITH THE APREADER FORCING IT INTO A GAIN FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTOYED BY GROUND IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA131), Jul 11, 2000: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 Dromader (N2054S), Burley, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: Improper airstrip operations by ground personnel, and the pilot's failure to visually detect a vehicle on the airstrip in time to avoid a collision. Factors included a vehicle on the airstrip,…

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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