# Incident 20260809012419I: Piper PA-12, Talkeetna, AK, August 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2026, 15:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3598M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3598M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,054 total, 53 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260809012419I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 9, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 AKDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE DURING GROUND TAXI OPERATIONS AT THE IRON CREEK AIRSTRIP NEAR TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR), WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD; THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM TKA, A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED USING THE PATK TAF, SURFACE ANALYSIS, AND AREA FORECAST, WHICH INDICATED CLEAR VFR WEATHER WITH NO PRECIPITATION AND LIGHT WINDS FAVORING A DOWNHILL LANDING APPROACH.

UPON ARRIVING AT THE IRON CREEK AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FLEW OVER THE STRIP TO OBSERVE GROUND SURFACE CONDITIONS AND VERIFY WIND DIRECTION BEFORE EXECUTING A SAFE, UNEVENTFUL DOWNHILL LANDING. FOLLOWING ROLLOUT, THE PIC DECIDED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO A PULLOUT AREA AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE AIRSTRIP FOR PARKING. WHILE TAXIING ACROSS THE UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP SURFACE, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UPWARD, STANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS NOSE AND CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO BENT TIPS ON BOTH PROPELLER BLADES AND A DENTED SPINNER, WITH NO STRUCTURAL OR AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3598M (1)

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

- [Accident 19860614024249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024249A), Jun 14, 1986: Piper STCPA12 (N3598M), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control, swerved off the runway side and nosed over on landing when the headwind switched to a crosswind.

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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