# Accident 20010816038659A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Ukiah, OR, August 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2001, 11:25 local time
- Place: Ukiah, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.0978° N, 118.8153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0978&lon=-118.8153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52768, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52768-2011-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (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 M18DROMADER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01TA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01TA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816038659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A LEFT DOWN WIND APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH, DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DOWN THEN VEERED LEFT, PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED VEERING LEFT INTO ROUGH TERRAIN, AFTER WHICH VEERED RIGHT TOWARDS A BUILDING. THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A FENCE/GATE AND STOPPED. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL, CLASS 2, 01/02/2001.

## 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 SEA01TA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01TA152), Aug 16, 2001: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader (N52768), Ukiah, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and directional control was not maintained during landing. A high flare and a fence were factors.

## Other reports on N52768 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990824019479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990824019479I), Aug 24, 1999: Wsk PZLM18 (N52768), Denio, NV. (-5)On descent to Denio, NV, the pilot noticed fuel pressure fluctuating. The pilot elected to land in a clear area under power, then risk trying for the…

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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