Accident · 2001-08-16

NTSB case SEA01TA152 · WSK PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2001-08-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader (N52768)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: USDA Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USDA Forest Service

Probable cause

An inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and directional control was not maintained during landing. A high flare and a fence were factors.

Source: NTSB case SEA01TA152

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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