- Date
- July 24, 1988, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bastrop, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46831PZL-Mielec M18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880724027909A
- Case key
- 22500
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
This ag airplane has a hydraulic system that operates the brakes and flaps. The engine driven hydraulic pump provides pressure to the primary system for normal use and also provides pressure to an accumulator for emergency use. The pressure in the accumulator can provide pressure for several flap movements plus sufficient extra for brake use. The primary system and accumulator system both have pressure gauges. The pilot saw the pressure drop on the gauge and flew to a satisfactory strip and landed. After touchdown, the pilot shutdown the engine. Acft tracked to right, crossed a levee and went into a drainage ditch. Exam of hydraulic system revealed a leaking seal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46831
- Reported as
- PZL-Mielec M18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1Z01227
- Airframe hours
- 1,997
- Engine
- PZL-Kalisz KALI52, 967 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Arkla Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Portland Ag. Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1988 · 463 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Mer Rouge, LA
- Airport
- NONE · Ag Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.