# NTSB ANC26LA101: Piper PA-18A 150, N7795D, Palmer, AK, September 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 10, 2026, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Palmer, AK · Lower friday creek-south fork strip
- Coordinates: 61.5331, -148.56209
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5331&lon=-148.5621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA101
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203794/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA101

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18A 150, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101837), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7795D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7795D), registered now, S/N 18-5998, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-5998
- Year built: 1957
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: MRI, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: NONE, Lower Friday Creek

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.43 inHg
- Observed at: PAAQ, 13 nm away
- METAR: METAR PAAQ 101953Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP306 T01280072 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260910011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910011879A), Sep 10, 2026: Piper PA-18A 150, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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