# Accident 20000921023889A: Wsk M18A, Dumas, AR, September 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.8592° N, 92.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8592&lon=-92.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81548, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81548-2012-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (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 M18A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921023889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 AT 1015 CDT, A PZL MICLEC M-18A, AN AGRICULTURE AIRPLANE, N81548, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND, PILOT RECEIVED 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 FTW00LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA267), Sep 21, 2000: PZL-Mielec M-18A (N81548), Jacksonville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the corrosion and fatigue cracking of the right wing attachment fitting, which resulted in the right wing separating in flight. A factor was the failure of the operator to perform the recommended…

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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