# Accident 20180804009869A: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A, Dansville, NY, August 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2018, 14:45 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W7PG
- Location: 42.2722° N, 77.6847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2722&lon=-77.6847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851EJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851EJ) (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 ASZ-621R-M18 (registry code 67209, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-asz-621r-m18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL MIELEC M-18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,396 total, 23 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804009869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CRESTING A HILL TO BEGIN HIS AERIAL APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP BUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CORN AND DECELERATED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

## 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 GAA18CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA502), Aug 4, 2018: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N851EJ), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from crops during an agricultural application flight.

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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