# Accident 20150623008139A: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A, Nyssa, OR, June 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2015, 06:20 local time
- Place: Nyssa, OR
- Airport: Nyssa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HKNG
- Location: 43.8978° N, 116.9900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8978&lon=-116.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2159C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159C-2019-01-15) (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 PZL AI-14 series (registry code 67202, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-pzl-ai-14-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL MIELEC M-18A
- Reported engine: WSK-PZL PZL AI-14 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,696 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150623008139A

## Narrative

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

AG OPERATIONS.  FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY.  FULL FUEL AND AN ALMOST FULL HOPPER.  WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS AND TEMP OF 60.  PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY ON TAKEOFF.  WHEN PILOT WENT TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LIFT OFF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HITTING A 10 FOOT DIRT HILL AND COMING TO REST.

## 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 GAA15CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA135), Jun 23, 2015: WSK PZL Mielec M 18A (N2159C), Nyssa, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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