# Incident 20260922012939I: Adam Grosser PA-18 REPLICA, Seldovia, AK, September 22, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2026, 15:40 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adam Grosser PA-18 REPLICA (registry code 056339N, https://openairdocs.org/model/adam-grosser-pa-18-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport IO-375 series (registry code 01305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAM GROSSER PA-18 REPLICA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,154 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260922012939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RETURNING TO SELDOVIA AIRPORT FROM HOMER AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 ON 09/22/2026. AFTER A ROUTINE LANDING THE PLANE STARTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE PILOT RESPONDED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND MINOR BRAKING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FIREWALL WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT KEPT COASTING HOPING TO MAKE THE NEXT INTERSECTION, BUT THE LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT SOME SOFT DIRT WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT INTO A DITCH. THE SPEED WAS SLOW AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A SOFT STOP. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND TURNED OFF FUEL FLOW. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT AMPHIB WHEEL WAS BENT TO THE SIDE, BUT THE FLOAT SURFACE LOOKED UNDAMAGED. THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS EXAMINED AND A FRIEND OF THE PILOT'S NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE BLEED VALVE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY A ROCK RELEASING THE FLUID FROM THE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE LINE TUBING WAS INTACT AND NOT DAMAGED. PILOT PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT IN ITS ORIGINAL RESTING POSITION IN THE DITCH, PHOTOS OF THE BLEED VALVE, AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE RECORDS FROM THE LAST ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO RECENT MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE AMPHIBS OTHER THAN THE CONDITION INSPECTION COMPLETED IN MAY 2026 WHICH DISCOVERED NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR AMPHIBS. PILOT FULLY COOPERATED THROUGHOUT THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. NO FURTHER ACTION RECOMMENDED.

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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