# Incident 20100915045569I: Piper PA-18-150, Fryeburg, ME, September 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fryeburg, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0201° N, 70.9720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fryeburg, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0201&lon=-70.9720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4890P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4890P) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915045569I

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON A FARMER'S FIELD (USING A WHEEL LANDING TECHNIQUE), AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DUE TO EXTREMELY SOFT SOIL.

## Other reports on N4890P (2)

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

- [Incident 20230729006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729006619I), Jul 29, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N4890P), Hampton, NH, Minor damage. Piper PA-18 serial number 187762, [privacy data omitted], suffered an engine failure at approximately 12:20 EST on 29 July 2023. The aircraft crashed into the…
- [Accident 19771215042859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771215042859A), Dec 15, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N4890P), Jeffersonville, GA, Destroyed

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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