# Accident 20110411007169A: Wsk-Mielec AN-2, Loxley, AL, April 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2011, 12:20 local time
- Place: Loxley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5842° N, 87.7881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5842&lon=-87.7881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122AN-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Mielec AN-2 (registry code 9810101, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-mielec-an-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl ASZ-621R (registry code 67276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-asz-621r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK-MIELEC AN-2
- Reported engine: WSK-PZL ASZ-621R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,892 total, 26 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110411007169A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 2011, N112AN DEPARTED DESTIN, FLORIDA (DTS) HEADED TO TEMPLE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000' AGL AT APPROXIMATELY 70% ENGINE POWER FOR LEVEL FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15PM CST THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD METALLIC BANGING NOISE WITH AN ACCOMPANIED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE ENGINE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A LARGE FIELD IN LOXLEY, ALABAMA. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO DIG INTO THE FRESH PLOWED DIRT CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL UPSIDE DOWN TO A FULL STOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, TAIL SECTION AND AIRCRAFT FIREWALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA11LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA242), Apr 11, 2011: Wsk-Mielec AN-2 (N122AN), Loxley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to internal failure.

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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