# Incident 20110813016499I: Piper PA-18, Lynchtown, ME, August 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2011, 19:51 local time
- Place: Lynchtown, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1001° N, 70.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Lynchtown, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1001&lon=-70.9745&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 PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,724 total, 1,105 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813016499I

## Narrative

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

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 DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N223T (1)

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

- [Accident 20021109030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109030439A), Nov 9, 2002: Piper PA18 (N223T), Turner, ME, Substantial damage. (-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).…

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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