# Accident 19940618047909A: Tcraft F19, Orrington, ME, June 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Orrington, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7312° N, 68.8264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orrington, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7312&lon=-68.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2000U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2000U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,213 total, 312 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618047909A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ARREST SLOW SPEED HIGH SINK RATE. RIGHT WHEEL SANK IN SOFT MUD ON IMPACT. NOSED UP AND FELL BACK UPRIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA115), Jun 18, 1994: Taylorcraft F19 (N2000U), Orrington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. RELATED FACTORS WERE THE SOFT, AND UPSLOPE 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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