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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wsk-Pzl War PZL-104 WIL · Linton, ND · May 16, 2010

Date
May 16, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place
Linton, ND
Airport
Linton
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4346M
Reported as
Wsk-Pzl War PZL-104 WIL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While on a part 91 pleasure flight the pilot found he was running low on fuel and elected to change his destanation to Linton, ND instead of dickinson, ND. He indicated it was a little windy and he ground looped the aircraft. The aircraft suffered major damage to the right aileron, wing tip, right elevator, and propeller. Pilot and passenger deplained with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT THE PILOT FOUND HE WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL AND ELECTED TO CHANGE HIS DESTANATION TO LINTON, ND INSTEAD OF DICKINSON, ND. HE INDICATED IT WAS A LITTLE WINDY AND HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON, WING TIP, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND PROPELLER. PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPLAINED WITH NO INJURIES.