# Accident 20050223001999A: Wsk M18A, Macedonia, SC, February 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2005, 17:19 local time
- Place: Macedonia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V7MG
- Location: 33.1878° N, 80.0372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1878&lon=-80.0372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2296Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2296Y-2007-01-23) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110UA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050223001999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST COMPLETED HIS LAST SWATH RUN AND WAS RETURNING TO THE MONCKS CORNER/BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT (59J). THE AIRPLANE WAS SET AT CRUISE POWER WHEN THE TURBINE ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD BUT LANDED IN THE TREE TOPS ABOUT 400 YARDS PAST THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS AND CLIMB DOWN THE TREE WITHOUT INJURIES. ENGINE TEAR DOWN IS PENDING. (-23 AMENDMENT) ENGINE TEAR DOWN REVEALED ENGINE SPUR GEARSHIFT, P/N 3101144-7 FAILED AT THE SPLINED END. SPUR GEARSHAFT AND PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLIES SENT TO NTSB WASHINGTON LAB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

## 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 ATL05LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA052), Feb 23, 2005: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N2296Y), Macedonia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue cracking of the planetary gear housing, which resulted in the loss of engine power.

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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