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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Seldovia, AK · July 27, 2026

Date
July 27, 2026 · 09:00 local
Place
Seldovia, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3541M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
319 total10 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

From pilot statement:

Flight from soldotna airport to macdonald spit near Seldovia, AK.

Upon arrival @ macdonald spit, I did two low passes to examine the beach. Stable approach.

Upon landing I applied the brakes too forcefully, and the plane went over on its nose. I lowered the tail via a rope.

Damage to the prop and spinner. No other damage.

As the FAA filed it

FROM PILOT STATEMENT:

FLIGHT FROM SOLDOTNA AIRPORT TO MACDONALD SPIT NEAR SELDOVIA, AK.

UPON ARRIVAL @ MACDONALD SPIT, I DID TWO LOW PASSES TO EXAMINE THE BEACH. STABLE APPROACH.

UPON LANDING I APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO FORCEFULLY, AND THE PLANE WENT OVER ON ITS NOSE. I LOWERED THE TAIL VIA A ROPE.

DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND SPINNER. NO OTHER DAMAGE.