# Incident 20260102002879I: Piper PA-18 105, Willow, AK, January 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2026, 15:34 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Redick Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (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-18 105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260102002879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT AN UNPAVED AIRSTRIP, IN THE SNOW, TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE WAS A LAYER OF LOOSE SNOW OVER THE TOP OF GROOMED SNOW, AT A SLIGHT ANGLE RELATIVE TO THE LAYOUT OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENDED UP IN DEEP SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY TIPPED OVER ONTO THE NOSE. THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE SNOW AS THE AIRPLANE TIPPED OVER. THE PILOT TURNED THE MAGNETOS OFF AS THE PLANE WAS BEGINNING TO TIP ONTO THE NOSE. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE SHUTDOWN AND THEN EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N249T (3)

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

- [Accident 20260617008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617008649A), Jun 17, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Petersville, AK, Substantial damage. PIC narrative: "While climbing on the tokositna glacier toward rising terrain, I observed a decreasing indicated airspeed. A light downslope wind from the…
- [Accident 20180625008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625008579A), Jun 25, 2018: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed the aircraft on an undeveloped runway to wait out a passing storm cell. While on landing rollout, aircraft hit a bump and became airborne. Pilot…
- [Accident 19790801019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801019509A), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA18 (N249T), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on beach. Wheel hit soft sand. Acft flipped over.

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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