# Accident 20130703011769A: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A, Middleton, ID, July 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2013, 06:00 local time
- Place: Middleton, ID
- Airport: Hubler Feild
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VL8A
- Location: 43.6975° N, 116.6444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6975&lon=-116.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7643J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7643J-2021-12-04) (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 MIELEC M-18A
- Reported engine: WSK-PZL-K PZL ASZ-62IR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,197 total, 105 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130703011769A

## Narrative

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

ON 3 JULY, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 0600, A WSK PZL MIELEC, M-18A, N7643J, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM HUBLER FIELD (ID00) ON RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING A LOAD OF CHEMICALS WITH A CAPACITY OF 475 GALLONS, 3/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL ON THE PORT SIDE AND 1/2 ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. HE BEGAN HIS TAKE OFF RUN WITH NORMAL ACCLERATION, ABOUT 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND THE EGT WAS RISING AND THE TORQUE WAS FALLING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TAKE OFF AND IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT, SO HE SHOVED THE POWER LEVER FORWARD, JETTSONED THE LOAD AND PULLED BACK ON THE STICK. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE LEVY AND CAME TO REST PART WAY INTO THE BOISE RIVER.

## 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 WPR13LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA308), Jul 3, 2013: WSK PZL Mielec M-18B (N7643J), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue the takeoff with a tailwind after he recognized a performance problem with the airplane and his delayed action to dump the chemical load.

## Other reports on N7643J (1)

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

- [Accident 19960727046229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727046229A), Jul 27, 1996: Wsk M18A (N7643J), Mc Gehee, AR, No damage. (-23) After landing from a CFR 14 part 137 flight, the pilot noted brakes were ineffective and the brake pedals indicated no loss of hydraulic pressure in…

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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