Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A DROMADER accident near Gerome, AR
On May 6, 1995, a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A DROMADER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gerome, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 6, 1995
- Place
- Gerome, AR
- Aircraft
- Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A DROMADER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.519°N, 91.430°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03447
NTSB summary
On May 6, 1995, at 0830 central daylight time, a WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader, N8025Y, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at Gerome, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured on this local area CFR Part 137 flight and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, while on landing roll at the single runway, company airstrip, he encountered a soft area towards the end of the sod/gravel runway. He could not keep the tail wheel down and the aircraft nosed over. He said that there had been a considerable amount of precipitation earlier and that the runway had apparently developed a soft area which was not readily discernable.
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S USE OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
