# Accident 20021109030439A: Piper PA18, Turner, ME, November 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2493° N, 70.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2493&lon=-70.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109030439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A NORTH LANDING TO A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET LONG. THE WIND WAS LIGHT FROM THE NORTH (APPROXIMATELY 7 KNOTS). THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE DESCENDED TO THE RUNWAY, THE WIND BECAME NIL (CALM). HE STATED THAT HE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS UNABLE TO DISSIPATE THE EXCESSIVE SPEED TO EXECUTE A NORMAL LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTED A LOG AND DEBRIS PILE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. HE STATED THAT BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IT WAS BEYOND THE POINT OF EXECUTING A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND.

## 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 NYC03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA018), Nov 9, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N223T), Turner, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in an overrun.

## Other reports on N223T (1)

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

- [Incident 20110813016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813016499I), Aug 13, 2011: Piper PA-18 (N223T), Lynchtown, ME, Minor damage. Pilot reported that on takeoff from a sandbar along lake aziscohos, the main wheel sank in the sand and flipped the aircraft over and into the water. Minor…

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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