# Incident 19781230019969I: Maule M4, Wiscasset, ME, December 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wiscasset, ME
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0108° N, 69.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiscasset, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0108&lon=-69.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2012U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2012U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 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/19781230019969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WHEN PREVIOUS LANDING PLANE WAS TAXIING BACK TO TURN OFF. HAD TO DEPART RUNWAY TO AVOID COLLISION.

## Other reports on N2012U (1)

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

- [Incident 20190512004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190512004559I), May 12, 2019: Maule M-4-220C (N2012U), Atlanta, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft engine suffered total loss of power. Aircraft made an emergency landing in a field.

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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