# Incident 20260324002149I: Piper PA-22-135, Anchorage, AK, March 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3379A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3379A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260324002149I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE STUDENT HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING THE PLANE ON CENTERLINE HE TOOK THE CONTOLS, BUT SINCE THE PACER HAS NO BRAKES ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S SIDE HE HAD LIMITED CONTROL. AIRPLANE ENDED UP IN SNOWBANK.

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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