# Incident 19981028041309I: Cessna 208B, Pilot Station, AK, October 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pilot Station, AK
- Airport: Pilot Station Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 61.9615° N, 162.9424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PILOT STATION (0AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9615&lon=-162.9424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 296 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028041309I

## Narrative

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

M&D INITIATED FOR FAILURE OF LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR. FSDO ID #IAL39102801.

## Other reports on N407GV (4)

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

- [Incident 20251101016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251101016059I), Nov 1, 2025: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Bethel, AK, No damage. On November 1, 2025, approximately 1210 local time, during cruise flight and headed for Bethel Airport; the PIC stated that he experienced several primary bus…
- [Incident 20240615005659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240615005659I), Jun 15, 2024: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Hooper Bay, AK, No damage. The pilot was taxiing with attention diverted away from the ramp looking at the runway. The aircraft propeller struck a stack of cargo boxes on the ramp while…
- [Accident 20210312002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210312002319A), Mar 12, 2021: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Chevak, AK, Substantial damage. 1) On 03/12/2021 the airman was dispatched to take a flight to hooper bay and Chevak Alaska. 2) A flight risk assessment log was filled out and initialed by…
- [Accident 20000304038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304038779A), Mar 4, 2000: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Holy Cross, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The commercial certificated pilot departed on a scheduled flight. During cruise, abour fifteen minutes after takeoff, he heard a bang. After landing at…

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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