# Accident 20170513005629A: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80, Talkeetna, AK, May 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3192° N, 150.0942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3192&lon=-150.0942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9726N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9726N-2019-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 (registry code 9810280, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-warzawa-okecie-pzl-104-wilga-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK-PZL WARZAWA-OKECIE PZL-104 WILGA 80
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170513005629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO TALKEETNA FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.

AFTER TOUCH DOWN PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER LEFT , PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, AIRCRAFT CORRECTED RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT EVEN WITH LEFT PEDAL. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WHEEL WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT PIVOTED HARD RIGHT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT GEAR, PROPELLER AND LEFT WING. PILOT STATED HE HAD NOT FLOWN A WILGA BEFORE THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC17CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA023), May 14, 2017: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL 104 Wilga 80 (N9726N), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of training and experience in the accident make and model airplane.

## Other reports on N9726N (1)

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

- [Incident 20160728021799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728021799I), Jul 28, 2016: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 (N9726N), Illiamna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was performing touch and goes on lake Illiamna. The pilot was climbing out and was setting up for the approach to perform another splash and go and as he…

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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