# Incident 19990707015049I: Cessna U206G, Noatak, AK, July 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1999, 18:16 local time
- Place: Noatak, AK
- Airport: Noatak
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 67.5612° N, 162.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOATAK (WTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5612&lon=-162.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5293X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5293X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,238 total, 1,248 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707015049I

## Narrative

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

WILLIAM P. MOORE, A PILOT (CERTIFICATE NUMBER 440380688) FOR BAKER AVIATION, INC., LANDED A CESSNA 206 IN NOATAK WITH BY PASS MAIL AND PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AS HE TAXIED IN, HE NOTICED A TANANA AIR SERVICE LANCE BEING UNLOADED.  MR. MOORE TAXIED IN AND PARKED HIS AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE LANCE.  THE AGENT, WHO SERVES BOTH OPERATORS, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING THE TANANA AIR SERVICE AIRCRAFT SO MR. MOORE UNLOADED HIS OWN AIRCRAFT AND FINISHED BEFORE TANANA.  MR. MOORE THEN RETURNED TO THE PILOT SEAT AND WAITED FOR THE UNLOADING OF THE TANANA AIRCRAFT TO BE COMPLETED.                            WHEN THE UNLOADING WAS COMPLETED, TANANA AIR SERVICE'S AIRCRAFT TAXIED AWAY.  A TRACTOR AND CART CONTAINING THE BY PASS MAIL AND DRIVEN BY THE AGENT, PULLED AWAY FROM THE RAMP.  MR. MOORE STARTED HIS AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO TAXI.  A PIECE OF BY PASS MAIL CONTAINING A TRICYCLE HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET IN FRONT OF, AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE NOSE OF 206.  IT WAS NOT IN THE PILOTS LINE OF VISION AND HE TAXIED INTO IT,DAMAGING HIS PROPELLER.                                                                                                                                BAKER AVIATION, INC.'S PLAN IS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER PROPELLER, PUT IT ON THE AIRPLANE, AND OBTAIN A FERRY PERMIT TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO KOTZEBUE, ALASKA. THE COMPANY ALSO AGREED TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THEIR OPERATION'S MANUEL WHICH WILL REQUIRE THEIR PILOTS TO INSPECT AND ENSURE THAT THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS CLEAR BEFORE ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5293X (4)

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

- [Incident 20241213018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241213018889I), Dec 13, 2024: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Ambler, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was conducting a part 91 relocation flight for passenger pickup. Pilot stated he had recieved information that primary runway was iced over and high…
- [Accident 20001005014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001005014599A), Oct 5, 2000: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Kiana, AK, No damage. (-23) Took off from Kiana from rwy 6. The winds were out of the north east. Pilot made a left turn out climbing to the north side of the hills between 1500 and…
- [Accident 19960127009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127009149A), Jan 27, 1996: Cessna U206 (N5293X), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Turning onto ramp wind blew aircraft up on a wing and nose. Too much wind for high wing and lack wing walkers.
- [Accident 19951210047019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951210047019A), Dec 10, 1995: Cessna U206G (N5293X), Selawik, AK, Substantial damage. Heard noise on takeoff. Aborted. Slid off runway. Beleives passenger accidently unlatched cargo door boarding.

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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