- Date
- April 13, 1992, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rockford, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41891WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920413046049A
- Case key
- 42914
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Probable cause
Improper use of rudder trim and poor preflight planning/preparation. Factors to the accident were: directional control was not maintained and lack of familiarity with aircraft.
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
It was reported that this was the first flight for the pilot in this type of airplane. At the beginning of the positioning flight, prior to takeoff, the pilot did not correctly set the rudder trim. During the takeoff, as the airplane became airborne, it drifted to the right side of the narrow airstrip. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the airplane, which settled back to the ground and the right wing struck a fence post.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41891
- Reported as
- WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader (M-18A DROM)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1Z022-10
- Airframe hours
- 292
- Engine
- Pzl-Kalisz ASZ-621R-M18, 986 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- A-1 Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- A-1 Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1992 · 92 hours before
- Airport
- Private
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 9,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.