# NTSB NYC03LA018: Piper PA-18, N223T, Turner, ME, November 9, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 9, 2002, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Turner, ME - Coordinates: 44.249343, -70.249542 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2493&lon=-70.2495&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-05 - NTSB case key (mKey): 56036 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03LA018 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56036/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA018 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in an overrun. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - other ## Analysis The pilot stated that during the approach to the 900-foot long turf runway, he overshot his intended touch down point. The pilot was reluctant to attempt a go-around because the airplane had full fuel on board. The airplane touched down, traveled off the end of the runway, and struck a log. ## Factual narrative On November 9, 2002, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-18, N223T, was substantially damaged while landing at a private airstrip in Turner, Maine. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported that prior to the day of the accident, he had not landed at the private airstrip. The pilot completed several low passes over the airstrip. He then performed a touch-and-go landing on the north runway, a 900-foot long turf runway. During the subsequent approach for a full-stop landing, the pilot maneuvered the airplane out of a slip, and felt it rise and slow. The pilot further stated: "I had just went past my touch down point yet I was still in the air. I knew I had just filled the tanks and the go around attempt would be chancy so I decided to touch down and try to stop fast..." The airplane touched down, traveled off the end of the runway, struck a log, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed damage to both wings. The inspector did not observe any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The reported wind at an airport approximately 10 miles south of the accident site, at 1415, was from 060 degrees at 4 knots. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 153 hours; of which, 51 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N223T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223T), registered now, S/N 18-2337 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-2337 - Airframe hours: 4872 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Michael A. Falconeri - Registered owner: Nancy Lovelace - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 10, 2002, 46 hours before - Departed: 3B5, Turner, ME - Destination: NONE, Turner, ME - Airport: NONE, runway 36, 900 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 153 total, 51 in this make and model, 72 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: LEW, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20021109030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021109030439A), Nov 9, 2002: Piper PA18, 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).… ## Other investigations on N223T (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 CHI71FEV41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEV41), May 16, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N223T), Sheldon, IL, minor damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.