# NTSB FTW01LA149: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, N8209Q, Paris, TX, June 19, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 19, 2001, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC) - Place: Paris, TX - Coordinates: 33.63639, -95.450553 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6364&lon=-95.4506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 52541 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA149 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52541/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA149 ## Probable cause the loss of engine power for an undertermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing after takeoff - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing after takeoff - object - fence - object - fence post - object - tree(s) - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) ## Analysis Shortly after the airplane became airborne, the engine lost power, and the airplane settled back onto the grass airstrip. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the runway, after which it impacted a fence, fence post, and a 10-foot high tree, coming to rest perpendicular to the airstrip. Examination of the radial engine revealed that the engine would not rotate. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined. ## Factual narrative On June 19, 2001, approximately 0700 central daylight time, a WSK PZL Mielec M-18A agricultural airplane, N8209Q, registered to and operated by Knox Aerial Spraying Inc., of Brookston, Texas, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb from a private grass airstrip near Paris, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to an FAA inspector, who traveled to the accident site, the airplane was taking off to the south from a grass airstrip approximately 3,000 feet long. The airplane was loaded with a full load of fertilizer that was to be applied to a nearby rice field. In a telephone conversation with the FAA inspector, the 18,000 hour pilot reported that shortly after becoming airborne he experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot further stated that he allowed the airplane to settle back on to the airstrip; however the airplane overran the end of the airstrip, went through the airstrip's perimeter fence, impacted a fence post, and collided with the trunk of a 10-foot tall mature tree. The airplane came to rest headed in a westerly direction perpendicular to the airstrip, approximately 75 yards south of the fence line. Examination of the airplane revealed that both wings sustained structural damage, the fuselage separated from the airplane aft of the cockpit, and the right main landing gear and tail wheel separated from the airframe during the accident sequence. The FAA inspector added that examination of the radial engine revealed that the 968-horsepower engine would not rotate. No subsequent determination was made as to why engine rotation was not possible. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8209Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8209Q-2016-11-08), registration cancelled 2016-11-08, S/N 1Z025-08, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A - Registry model: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (registry code 67203, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10Z025-08 - Airframe hours: 3000 - Engines: Pezetel ASZ62IR-M18 968 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Knox Aerial Spraying - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2001, 35 hours before - Departed: NONE, Paris, TX - Destination: Sulfur Bluff, TX - Airport: runway 180, 3,000 × 30 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2001; seat: single; flight hours: 18,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 18,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 70 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010619016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010619016849A), Jun 19, 2001: Wsk M18A, Sulphurbluff, TX, No damage. (-23) No narrative From the NTSB's public API. 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