Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N82120

Summary

On 1 July 2003 at about 19:05 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A registered N82120, operated by Aero-Ad, Inc., was involved in an accident near Belle Glade, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 July 2003 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Belle Glade, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.8000, -80.5333

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A

Registration

N82120

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aero-Ad, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belle Glade → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA03LA138

Nobody was injured.

The inability of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane following a blown right main landing gear tire during the takeoff roll, resulting in the airplane rolling into soft terrain and subsequent nose over. A factor in the accident was the pilot's delay in reducing power immediately after the blown tire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll from the hard-packed rock road used as a runway, the right main landing gear tire blew. He applied left rudder input and slight left brake, but the airplane veered to the right, off the road onto soft sand/muck, and the airplane then nosed over. He further reported that the tire blew when the airplane was traveling about 70 mph, which was too slow to fly and too fast to stop before nosing over. The right main landing gear tire had been replaced in May 2003, and it had accumulated approximately 84 hours in service.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.