Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 accident near Carlisle, AR
On July 11, 1995, a Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carlisle, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 11, 1995
- Place
- Carlisle, AR
- Aircraft
- Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.779°N, 91.740°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03948
NTSB summary
On July 11, 1995, at 0650 central daylight time, a WSK-PZL-MIELEC PZL-M-18, N4609P, was destroyed while maneuvering near Carlisle, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and one person on the ground received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated by Almond Flying Service under Title 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from a private airstrip 33 minutes before the accident. On the enclosed witness statements and the Pilot/Operator Report, the following information was reported. The flight departed at 0617 for spraying a familiar area. During the fourth swath, the flight path was directly in line with a grain elevator located at the approach end of the bean field. Examination of trees and "obstructions disclosed no contact with anything." The pilot "apparently misjudged start of pull up and created an accelerated stall after clearing the elevators." Subsequently the airplane struck the "ridge line of the dryer roof" of the elevator building. The airplane subsequently impacted a concrete building during the uncontrolled descent. The operator and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the accident site and the airplane. Structural damage was found to the roof of the grain dryer elevator and the concrete building. The leading edge of the right wing was found crushed inward toward the wing spar and portions of a lightning wire from the grain elevator was wrapped about the right wing tip. Propeller blades exhibited bending
Probable cause
The pilot delayed pull-up from a swath run and failed to maintain clearance from the obstruction (grain elevator). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's use of medications that were not approved for use while flying.
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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.
