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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18S-150 · Palmer, AK · April 29, 2026

Date
April 29, 2026 · 18:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Palmer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3982Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA034
Reported as
Piper PA-18S-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,229 total76 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Airman was attempting an off-airport landing and lost control during roll out resulting in the aircraft coming to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AND LOST CONTROL DURING ROLL OUT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3982Z · 1

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