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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Palmer, AK · September 10, 2026

Date
September 10, 2026 · 13:00 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Lower Friday Creek Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7795D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA101
Reported as
Piper PA-18A 150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
765 total57 in this make and model5 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.

During the final approach, the pilot noticed a slightly higher groundspeed compared to the previous three landings but chose to proceed with the landing given the airstrip's length. Upon initial touchdown, the aircraft bounced back into the air. The subsequent attempt to land resulted in a nose-low attitude, which could not be corrected despite applying full aft stick. Consequently, the aircraft flipped over and came to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHTLY HIGHER GROUNDSPEED COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS THREE LANDINGS BUT CHOSE TO PROCEED WITH THE LANDING GIVEN THE AIRSTRIP'S LENGTH. UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE, WHICH COULD NOT BE CORRECTED DESPITE APPLYING FULL AFT STICK. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.