# Accident 20030701016029A: Wsk M18A, Belle Glade, FL, July 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: X7DG
- Location: 26.8000° N, 80.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8000&lon=-80.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82120-2016-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701016029A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA03LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA138), Jul 1, 2003: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N82120), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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