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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B · Great Falls, MT · July 22, 2024

Date: July 22, 2024 · 14:50 local
Place: Great Falls, MT
Airport: Great Falls International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N455TG
Reported as: Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B
Reported engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,541 total425 in this make and model

N455TGRegistered now · Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18BS/N 1Z027-27 · Built 1998 Airframe modelWsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B Engine modelWsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IRReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 22, 2024 a dromader Wsk-Pzl Meilec, model pzl M18B, performed an emergency landing at Great Falls Montana airport (gtf) after the left main tire departed the gear during take off from ronan airport (7S0). The aircraft was on public use contract fighting forest fires at the time. Pilot was the only POB and sustained no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 22, 2024 A DROMADER WSK-PZL MEILEC, MODEL PZL M18B, PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT GREAT FALLS MONTANA AIRPORT (GTF) AFTER THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DEPARTED THE GEAR DURING TAKE OFF FROM RONAN AIRPORT (7S0). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON PUBLIC USE CONTRACT FIGHTING FOREST FIRES AT THE TIME. PILOT WAS THE ONLY POB AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED.

Other reports on N455TG · 2

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

Incident 20060716012729IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Oak City, UT(-23) Aircraft had a load of fire retardant to dump on fire and lost torque and power and did an emergency landing in a field. Tail wheel assembly broke during landing. Loss of oil was noted by the pilot when the reservoir was checked.Jul 16, 2006 · Minor damage Incident 20000526016199IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ruidoso, NM(-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 24 at the Sierra Blanca NM airport at approximately 1200 on may 26th, 2000 when he lost control of aircraft N455TG, a PZLM18B and the nose of the aircraft pitched over and the propeller struck the…May 26, 2000 · Minor damage