# Incident 19780125004959I: Piper PA18, Turner, ME, January 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1978, 10:30 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Airport: Twitchell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1889° N, 70.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Twitchell Airport (3B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1889&lon=-70.2329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3375Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3375Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125004959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING LANDING ROLL AIRCRAFTS SKI CAUGHT IN SNOWMOBILE RUT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER CAUSING WINGTIP DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3375Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810402024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402024329I), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA18 (N3375Z), Turner, MA, Minor damage. During taxi strong wind upset the aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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