# Accident 20090522007919A: Wsk M18A, Dewitt, AR, May 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Dewitt, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTWG
- Location: 34.3167° N, 91.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3167&lon=-91.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7056U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7056U-2012-06-15) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,305 total, 788 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522007919A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2009 AT APPROX 12:20 LOCAL TIME N7056U AN M-18 DROMANDER AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF.  AFTER MAKING NUMEROUS TAKEOFFS TO THE NORTH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPTED TO TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO A WIND SHIFT.  ON TAKEOFF WITH A FULL FUEL LOAD AND LOAD OF FERTILIZER AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN IRRIGATION PIVOT WELL HEAD LOCATED JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH PROP AND LOWER FUSELAGE IMPACTING GROUND SHORTLY AFTER.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT ONLY RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIE AND NO VFR FLIGHT PAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 CEN09CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA313), May 22, 2009: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N7056U), DeWitt, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the well stand-pipe during the takeoff climb.

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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