# Accident 20020408005569A: Wsk PZLM18, April 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2002, 09:37 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WZSG
- Location: 47.4639° N, 117.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4639&lon=-117.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81705, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81705-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408005569A

## Narrative

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

(-23)N81705, A M-18 DROMADER WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AN AIRFIELD NEAR ROCKFORD, WASHINGTON. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES TO INCLUDE BACK INJURIES. N81705 WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A-1 AVIATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER A FAR 137 CERTIFICATE (WZSG). WITNESS AND PILOT INTERVIEWS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED WITH LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE NORTHBOUND RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CANNOT DEPART THE RUNWAY SOUTHBOUND DUE TO POWERLINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH OVER 3000 POUNDS OF DRY FERTILIZER AND BETWEEN 100 TO 150 GALLONS OF FUEL.  THE CRASH OCCURRED ON THE PILOTS 4TH LOAD OF THE     MORNING. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE WASHINGTON STATEMENT DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY SPILL RESPONSE TEAM RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON FOR TREATMENT.

## 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 SEA02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA065), Apr 8, 2002: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N81705), Rockford, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning/decision to continue the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.

## Other reports on N81705 (2)

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

- [Accident 20081108850769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081108850769A), Nov 8, 2008: Wsk M18A (N81705), Mountain Home, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing for takeoff on runway 10 when he realized that the tailwheel lock would not disengage. The pilot decided to stop the aircraft on the…
- [Accident 19940729019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729019879A), Jul 29, 1994: Wsk M18DROMADER (N81705), Vantage, WA, Substantial damage. Full load 100 degree heat and light tailwind. Unable to clear hill on climbout.

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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