# Accident 20260429003259A: Piper PA-18S-150, Palmer, AK, April 29, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2026, 18:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5690° N, 149.0386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5690&lon=-149.0386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3982Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3982Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S-150 (registry code 7101832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s-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-18S-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,229 total, 76 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260429003259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC26LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA034), Apr 30, 2026: Piper PA-18S-150 (N3982Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N3982Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20180715011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011299A), Jul 15, 2018: Piper PA-18S-150 (N3982Z), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. A planned soft field landing between runway and taxiway, may have bounced and/or been on the brakes, tail came up, prop struck ground a few times, aircraft…

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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