# Accident 20090818014799A: Wsk M18A, Audubon, IA, August 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2009, 18:30 local time
- Place: Audubon, IA
- Airport: Audubon County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V9KG
- Location: 41.7014° N, 94.9206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7014&lon=-94.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2065B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2065B) (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 AI-14R series (registry code 67205, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-ai-14r-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18A
- Reported engine: PWA PT645
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA534) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090818014799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 32 WITH 5 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL AND 100 GALLONS OF FUEL (JET-A) ON BOARD.  WHEN ASKED WHY HE ONLY HAD 5 GALLONS OF PRODUCT ON BOARD THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ONLY GOING UP TO DO AN AERIAL SURVEY OF HIS NEXT FIELD.  HE ALSO STATED THAT HE NORMALLY ONLY MONITORS THE TORQUE GAUGE WHICH SEEMED NORMAL. AT MID-FIELD DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT SLUGGISH AND SLOW.  HE STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TAIL UP BUT THAT IT SETTLED, HE NO LONGER HAD ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO STOP.  HE CONTINUED TO TRY TO TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DID BECOME AIRBORNE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB.  HE WAS ABLE TO FLY OVER A DITCH AND THEN SETTLED INTO A CORN FIELD.  THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST THEN SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND.  PILOT STATED THAT THOUGH THE TORQUE SHOWED NORMAL FOR TAKEOFF THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO DEVELOP POWER.  POWER TURBIN VANES WERE FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE EXITED THROUGH THE EXHAUST STACKS.  THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE ENIGNE WHICH WOULD HAVE COMPROMISED THE VANES.  IT IS PLANNED TO HAVE THE ENGINE INVESTIGATED FOR INTERNAL FAILURE AND REPORTS OF FAILURE FORWARDED IN AN M OR D REPORT.

## 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 CEN09LA534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA534), Aug 18, 2009: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N2065B), Audubon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to failure of the compressor turbine resulting from exposure to elevated operating temperatures for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2065B (1)

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

- [Incident 19980613038659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613038659I), Jun 13, 1998: Wsk PZLM18 (N2065B), Hickory Ridge, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/15/98 mr cartillar, the pilot and owner of the aircraft, called at 2:00 am to report an incident on 06/13/98 at 9:30 am with aircraft N2065B while…

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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