Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N81705
8 November 2008 · Mountain Home, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 2008 at about 19:00 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A registered N81705, operated by A-1 Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Mountain Home, Idaho, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mountain Home, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Home Municipal Airpor (U76)
- Coordinates
- 43.1314, -115.7306
- Aircraft
- Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A
- Registration
- N81705
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A-1 Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mountain Home → Mountain Home
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and, his failure to properly secure the aircraft as he left the cockpit with the engine operating, which resulted in the unoccupied airplane inadvertently becoming airborne and colliding with a fence and terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he was taxing the airplane to the active runway when he realized the airplane's tail wheel lock was engaged. With the engine still running, the pilot set the parking brake, installed the control lock and exited the airplane with the intention of manually unlocking the tail wheel. When the pilot exited the cockpit he inadvertently knocked/pushed the throttle forward, to a high power setting, and the airplane started to roll across the taxiway. The unoccupied airplane accelerated, momentarily became airborne, and collided with an airport perimeter fence and terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage and both wings. No pre accident mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2007 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Burns, Oregon, United States | U.S. Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2009 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | DeWitt, Arkansas, United States | Bullock Billy P DBA | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Audubon, Iowa, United States | Miles Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2010 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Muncie, Indiana, United States | Canam Aviators Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2005 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Macedonia, South Carolina, United States | David Melvin Hill | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2011 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Anderson, Indiana, United States | Forest Air Services Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2008 | Cessna 172M | Dixie, Idaho, United States | Anthony Maniglia | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Cessna 140 | Preston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Alon A2 | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Lien ZODIAC 601 XL | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Kenneth L Lien | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Wsl Pzl MIELEC | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2008 | Hammond MH1 | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |