# Accident 19960511046779A: Piper PA18150, Marshfield, MA, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2528S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511046779A

## Narrative

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

(-16) MR. KEVIN M. SCOLA, OWNER AND PILOT OF N2528S, WAS ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AT HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT, MARSHFIELD, MA. MR. SCOLA NOTICED THAT A FRONT WAS APPROACHING AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD FOR LANDING. MR. SCOLA SET UP FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AND LANDED DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT TAIL OVER NOSE AND REMAINED INVERTED IN THE GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA103), May 11, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N2528S), Marshfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control, on-ground collision with terrain, and 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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