# Accident 20100522045059A: Wsk Pzl Mie M-18A, Lake Placid, FL, May 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Sunniland Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.2900° N, 81.3600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2900&lon=-81.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80188-2016-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pezetel ASZ-621R-M18 (registry code 49800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pezetel-asz-621r-m18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL MIE M-18A
- Reported engine: PEZETEL ASZ-621R-M18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 65 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100522045059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT ON TAKE-OFF, THE LEFT WING STRUCK CABBAGE PALMS BORDERING THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN THE PLANE LOSING CONTROL,VEERING OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND LANDING INVERTED INTO THE ADJACENT CANAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SUBMERGED FOR HOURS PRIOR TO IT'S RECOVERY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING & ASSOCIATED FLIGHT CONTROLS, SEVERE WATER DAMAGE TO ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE & NACELLE AREA.

## 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 ERA10CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA279), May 22, 2010: PZL Mielec M18 (N80188), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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