# Incident 19781016033289I: Cessna 207, Homer, AK, October 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7392U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016033289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON A SHORT WET RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7392U (2)

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

- [Accident 19920610019402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019402A), Jun 10, 1992: Cessna 207 (N7392U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Accessing taxiway for takeoff was struck by fast taxiing N61670 that was also en route to 24. Attention diverted.
- [Incident 19860408017139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408017139I), Apr 8, 1986: Cessna 207A (N7392U), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Rear cargo door came open in flight. Precautionary landing made. No malfunctions found. Latch not engaged.

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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