# Incident 20250811016399I: Interstate S-1A, Soldotna, AK, August 11, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2025, 13:42 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4751° N, 151.0396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLDOTNA (SXQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4751&lon=-151.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERSTATE S-1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250811016399I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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