# Accident 20260622008549A: Piper PA-18 105, Chena, AK, June 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2026, 22:30 local time
- Place: Chena, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7102° N, 148.1885° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7102&lon=-148.1885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7506K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (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-18 105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260622008549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING OFF AIRPORT SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ON A RIVER SANDBAR. ON THE ACCIDENT APPROACH THE PILOT STATED HE CHOSE A TOUCHDOWN POINT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SANDBAR AND WAS USING EXCESSIVE BRAKING TO LAND AT A MINIMUM DISTANCE. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RUDDER, WINGS AND STRUT.

## 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 ANC26LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA064), Jun 23, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N7506K), Chena, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N7506K (1)

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

- [Accident 19740915030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915030579A), Sep 15, 1974: Piper PA18S125 (N7506K), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Ldg on sandbar.

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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