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FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mcgrath, AK · August 27, 2026

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Date
August 27, 2026 · 12:00 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Airport
Unnamed Remote Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8287B
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
364 total128 in this make and model142 in the last 90 days
N8287BRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7609048Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 27, 2026, at 12:00 AKDT, the pilot in command of an aircraft conducted an off-airport landing. Due to rain, the landing surface was wet and slick. The aircraft touched down beyond the pilot's desired landing point and was unable to stop before running off the end of the strip into rough terrain. The right main landing gear struck a tussock, causing the right landing gear shock mount and landing gear to fail.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 27, 2026, AT 12:00 AKDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. DUE TO RAIN, THE LANDING SURFACE WAS WET AND SLICK. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE PILOT'S DESIRED LANDING POINT AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE STRIP INTO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A TUSSOCK, CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SHOCK MOUNT AND LANDING GEAR TO FAIL.

Other reports on N8287B · 1

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

Incident 20050913022249ILevel Off Touchdown · Grants Pass, OR(-23) Ground loop during solo landing which caused minor damage to prop. And right wing tip. (-23 amendment) on 9/13/2005 on approach to landing at Grants Pass airport. The pilot flared too high, bounced the aircraft and ground looped. The aircraft sustained…Sep 13, 2005 · Minor damage