# Accident 20100710038559A: Wsk Pzl Mie M-18A, Muncie, IN, July 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V7MG
- Location: 40.5692° N, 85.7431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5692&lon=-85.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92640-2022-05-11) (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 PZL MIE M-18A
- Reported engine: WSK-PZL-K PZL ASZ-62IR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100710038559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS NEAR DELAWARE COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MUNCIE, INDIANA WHEN HE STRUCK A HIGH TENSION POWER LINE RUNNING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE POWER LINE WAS A TRANSFER LINE FROM A MAIN LINE RUNNING TO A SUBSTATION. THE LINE HE STRUCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ABOVE THE 4 MAIN LINES RUNNING TO THE SUBSTATION. HE DID SEE THE LINES BELOW THE LINE HE STRUCK AS THEY WERE MORE VISIBLE DUE TO THEIR CLUSTERING. THE PILOT SURVEYED THE FIELD IN QUESTION BEFORE SPRAYING AS WELL.

## 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 CEN10CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA406), Jul 10, 2010: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N92640), Muncie, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the power line during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N92640 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110725016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725016629A), Jul 25, 2011: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N92640), Anderson, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft lost power while completing a turn during spraying operations. The pilot stated that upon experiencing power loss, he leveled the wings and…
- [Accident 19960215002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215002109A), Feb 15, 1996: Wsk M18DROMADER (N92640), Blythe, CA, Destroyed. Unable lift on takeoff. Veered off runway. Struck a canal bounced to other side. Normal 2800LBS chemical and water.

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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