# Accident 20030513007249A: Wsk M18A, Baxterville, MS, May 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2003, 07:00 local time
- Place: Baxterville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V7MG
- Location: 31.0050° N, 89.5700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0050&lon=-89.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82204-2004-02-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030513007249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF RUN PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED PRIOR TO LIFTOFF AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. PILOT WAS OPERATING OUT OF A SHORT UNIMPROVED STRIP.

## 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 MIA03CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA108), May 13, 2003: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N82204), Baxterville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the takeoff at a low airspeed which resulted in a stall, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain.

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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