# NTSB CEN10CA333: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 80, N4346M, Linton, ND, May 15, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 15, 2010, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Linton, ND
- Coordinates: 46.220554, -100.245552 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2206&lon=-100.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 2010
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Des Moines FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA333
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76382/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA333

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing with a 90-degree crosswind.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Planning/preparation: flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md?model=9810280), [All aircraft, 179 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=9810280), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=9810280), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=9810280), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=9810280), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he needed to make an en route fuel stop due to low fuel. The airport that was available had only one runway which necessitated making a 90-degree crosswind landing. He reported that the winds were 180 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot flew a stabilized approach utilizing good crosswind control. He reported that at touchdown, a wind gust overcame the available rudder authority, and the airplane ground looped. The right wing and elevator sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that “better preflight planning could have identified alternate fuel stops at airports with multiple runways, and avoided the need to land in excessive crosswinds due to low fuel.”

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he needed to make an en route fuel stop due to low fuel. The airport that was available had only one runway which necessitated making a 90-degree crosswind landing. He reported that the winds were 180 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot flew a stabilized approach utilizing good crosswind control. He reported that at touchdown, a wind gust overcame the available rudder authority, and the airplane ground looped. The right wing and elevator sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that “better preflight planning could have identified alternate fuel stops at airports with multiple runways, and avoided the need to land in excessive crosswinds due to low fuel.”

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4346M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4346M), registered now, S/N CF21910928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK-PZL WARZAWA-OKECIE PZL-104 WILGA 80
- Registry model: [Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-warzawa-okecie-pzl-104-wilga-80) (registry code 9810280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-pzl-ai-14-series) (registry code 67202, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CF21910928
- Airframe hours: 498
- Engines: PZL US 122 000 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Skenandore Eugene F
- Registered owner: Skenandore Eugene F
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2009
- Departed: VVV, Ortonville, MN
- Destination: DIK, Dickenson, ND
- Airport: 7L2, Linton Municipal Airport, runway 27

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 513 total, 192 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 15 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76382. 758 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 758 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332124&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF

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.

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