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FAA incident report · Interstate S-1A · Soldotna, AK · August 11, 2025

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Date
August 11, 2025 · 13:42 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Airport
Soldotna Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37205
Reported as
Interstate S-1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total
N37205Registered now · Interstate S-1AS/N 48 · Built 1941Airframe modelInterstate S-1AEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 11 aug 2025 at 13:42 local, aircraft N37205 was landing on gravel rwy 07 at Soldotna Airport when it began to ground loop. The aircraft went airborne briefly, turning left, then stalling left wing down and heading back the opposite direction. It came down on a taxiway hitting the left wing tip before the plane finished coming down collapsing both landing gear, with the engine running, prop striking the taxiway surface. No reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11 AUG 2025 AT 13:42 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N37205 WAS LANDING ON GRAVEL RWY 07 AT SOLDOTNA AIRPORT WHEN IT BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE BRIEFLY, TURNING LEFT, THEN STALLING LEFT WING DOWN AND HEADING BACK THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT CAME DOWN ON A TAXIWAY HITTING THE LEFT WING TIP BEFORE THE PLANE FINISHED COMING DOWN COLLAPSING BOTH LANDING GEAR, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, PROP STRIKING THE TAXIWAY SURFACE. NO REPORTED INJURIES.