# Incident 20000716035259I: Wsk M18A, Dillon, MT, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 08:40 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Airport: Dillon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2554° N, 112.5525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLON (DLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2554&lon=-112.5525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6259N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259N-2006-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18A
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621RM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716035259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FERRY FLIGHT FOR DELIVERY OF POLISH - FIRE BOMBER TO OREGON. PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING, THE TAIL WHEEL ARM BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6259N (1)

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

- [Accident 20040316007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316007209A), Mar 16, 2004: Wsk M18A (N6259N), Safford, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was doing water drops for the blm to test for use on wildfires. Aircraft spun in on a low pass.

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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