# Accident 20200718018839A: Piper PA-12, Lincolnville, ME, July 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2020, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lincolnville, ME
- Airport: Private Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6943° N, 69.3810° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6943&lon=-69.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4365M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4365M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (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-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 36 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200718018839A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FORWARD SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT IN APPROACH TO LANDING OVER TREES AND DESCENDED FAST INTO LANDING ON SOFT TURF.

## 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 ERA20CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA268), Jul 18, 2020: Piper PA 12 (N4365M), Linconville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.

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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