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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · WSK M-18A · Belle Glade, FL · July 1, 2003

Date: July 1, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place: Belle Glade, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: X7DG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N82120
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA138
Reported as: WSK M18A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total1,500 in this make and model104 in the last 90 days

N82120Registration cancelled Nov 8, 2016 · WSK PZL Mielec M-18AS/N 1Z020-22 Airframe modelWSK PZL Mielec M-18A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Take off roll on gravel road, right main tire blew out. Aircraft veered right off gravel road and dug into dirt causing aircraft to veer further right, then right wing tip hit dirt and the aircraft nosed over on its engine and propeller. Continued over until it came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAKE OFF ROLL ON GRAVEL ROAD, RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT OFF GRAVEL ROAD AND DUG INTO DIRT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER FURTHER RIGHT, THEN RIGHT WING TIP HIT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS ENGINE AND PROPELLER. CONTINUED OVER UNTIL IT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelle Glade, FLThe inability of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane following a blown right main landing gear tire during the takeoff roll, resulting in the airplane rolling into soft terrain and subsequent nose over. A factor in the accident was the…Jul 1, 2003 · Substantial damage