# Accident 20260422005599A: Piper PA-18-150, Palmer, AK, April 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2026, 15:43 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Lincoln Village Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7152° N, 149.1073° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7152&lon=-149.1073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4136E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4136E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,071 total, 26 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260422005599A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW DEPARTED 89AK AT 1030 AK LCL TIME FOR SIGHTSEEING ALONG THE KNIK RIVER.  CURRENT PAAQ ATIS WAS REPORTING 8 KNOTS WIND.  THE PILOT CONDUCTED SEVERAL GRAVEL BAR LANDINGS ALONG THE KNIK RIVER.  THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS INCREASED IN VELOCITY AND GUSTS AS THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED EASTERLY UP THE KNIK VALLEY.  ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, TOUCNDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL.  UPON TAILWHEEL TOUCH DOWN, A GUST OF WIND FORCED A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT INVERSION OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA028), Apr 22, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N4136E), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N4136E (1)

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

- [Accident 19870906049889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870906049889A), Sep 6, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N4136E), Tanana, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit after water takeoff. Stalled and crashed into lake. Pilot reported the aircraft ran out of fuel.

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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