# Incident 20110512013269I: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18, Campbell, MO, May 12, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2011, 15:40 local time
- Place: Campbell, MO
- Airport: Campbell Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RGJG
- Location: 36.4861° N, 90.0157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMPBELL MUNI (34M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4861&lon=-90.0157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28944, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28944-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (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-MIELEC PZL-M-18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 9,800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110512013269I

## Narrative

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

N28944 EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE RETURNING TO CAMPBELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (34M). THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ABOUT 400 FEET AGL. HE LANDED HARD AND APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO STOP.  DURING INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO TRAVEL ABOUT 120 FEET AFTER IMPACT. THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND WAS FOUND 4 FEET BEHIND THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONLY OTHER NOTED DAMAGE WAS TO THE FERTILIZER SPREADER. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE HAD PREVIOUSLY SPUTTERED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. HE ALSO STATED HE PERFORMED MAGNETO CHECKS AND THE ENGINE RAN WITHIN LIMITS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT FLIGHT. THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP DRAIN REVEALED 5-6 OUNCES OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER - NO FUEL.  THE RIGHT FUEL WING SUMP APPEARED TO BE AV GAS. AV GAS DRAINED FROM THE OPERATOR'S FUEL TRUCK WAS MILKY IN COLOR AND HAD  PARTICLES IN IT INDICATING FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## Other reports on N28944 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890726042369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726042369I), Jul 26, 1989: Wsk PZLM18 (N28944), Bono, AR, Minor damage. Struck levee at end of runway on takeoff. Tore off main gear wheels and right gear strut. Returned. Landed on grass

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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