# Incident 20260827012129I: Piper PA-18-150, Mcgrath, AK, August 27, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2026, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Unnamed Remote Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8287B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8287B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 128 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260827012129I

## Narrative

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

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 20050913022249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050913022249I), Sep 13, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N8287B), Grants Pass, OR, Minor damage. (-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…

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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