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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · WSK PZL M18B · Malad City, ID · July 20, 2009

Date: July 20, 2009 · 06:30 local
Place: Malad City, ID
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: XJ7G
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7813T
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA358
Reported as: WSK PZLM18B
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331*
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total800 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N7813TRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2017 · Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18BS/N 1Z026-27 · Built 1996 Airframe modelWsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N7813T was destroyed when it impacted the ground while conducting agricultural operations. The pilot was making fertilizer drops to the wheat field below. The pilot indicated encountering windshear. The pilot reported losing airspeed and altitude all at once. The aircraft impacted the gradually upsloping terrain in a nose down attitude.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N7813T WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. THE PILOT WAS MAKING FERTILIZER DROPS TO THE WHEAT FIELD BELOW. THE PILOT INDICATED ENCOUNTERING WINDSHEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE ALL AT ONCE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRADUALLY UPSLOPING TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

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 WPR09CA358Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockland, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during an aerial application reversal turn.Jul 20, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7813T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20030628019659ILow Level Operations · Willowbank Twns(-23) Pilot stated that while he was aerial spraying a duck flew into the intake of the engine resulting in a flameout and complete loss of power. The pilot then jettisoned the remainder of the chemical and landed the airplane straight ahead into the wind and…Jun 28, 2003 · Minor damage