# Accident 20180715011299A: Piper PA-18S-150, Palmer, AK, July 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Paaq
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5950° N, 149.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5950&lon=-149.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3982Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3982Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S-150 (registry code 7101832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s-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-18S-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011299A

## Narrative

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

A PLANNED SOFT FIELD LANDING BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, MAY HAVE BOUNCED AND/OR BEEN ON THE BRAKES, TAIL CAME UP, PROP STRUCK GROUND A FEW TIMES, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA18CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA422), Jul 16, 2018: Piper PA18S (N3982Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3982Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20260429003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260429003259A), Apr 29, 2026: Piper PA-18S-150 (N3982Z), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was attempting an off-airport landing and lost control during roll out resulting in the aircraft coming to rest inverted.

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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