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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Lincolnville, ME · September 7, 2026

Date: September 7, 2026 · 07:00 local
Place: Lincolnville, ME
Airport: Youngstown Road Private Airpor
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4232M
Reported as: Piper PA-12
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total87 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N4232MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-3128 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that they maintained an airspeed of 50 miles per hour and landed long due to a tailwind. Aircraft touched down 3/4 of the way down the grass field runway, boucned, and lost directional control. Aircraft went across a paved Road at the end of the field and came to rest in the ditch on the other side of the Road, missing a large boulder that only the propeller struck. Large ditch caused the main gear to completely fold back. Pilot and passenger had no injuries. Damage to propeller, gear, and engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT THEY MAINTAINED AN AIRSPEED OF 50 MILES PER HOUR AND LANDED LONG DUE TO A TAILWIND. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE GRASS FIELD RUNWAY, BOUCNED, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WENT ACROSS A PAVED ROAD AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, MISSING A LARGE BOULDER THAT ONLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK. LARGE DITCH CAUSED THE MAIN GEAR TO COMPLETELY FOLD BACK. PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, GEAR, AND ENGINE COWLING.