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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bnorm BN2A26 · Kodiak, AK · June 24, 2003

Date: June 24, 2003 · 13:12 local
Place: Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: R19A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27MR
Reported as: Bnorm BN2A26
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,279 total350 in this make and model234 in the last 90 days

N27MRRegistered now · Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDERS/N 884 Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and 7 passengers departed Kodiak municipal airport enroute to old harbor, Alaska. Weather conditions were marginal and pilot had to follow the coast. 25 miles south east of Kodiak is a 875MSL (625AGL) loran tower manned by the coast guard. Pilot encountered IMC conditions in the vicinity of the tower and kept getting lower in an attempt to get through by following his GPS. He failed to see the tower guy wires until just before impact. The prop cut the wire which hit the cowling and fuselage plus put a large gouge in the prop. Pilot continued to old harbor where the passengers were discharged, and after inspecting the aircraft flew back to Kodiak without obtaining a ferry permit or reporting the incident until he was at Kodiak. Pilot was administered a drug test which was positive. He admitted to having used marijuana the previous evening. The coast guard reported the guy was cut at approximately 250 ft MSL (150-184 ft. AGL).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND 7 PASSENGERS DEPARTED KODIAK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO OLD HARBOR, ALASKA. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE MARGINAL AND PILOT HAD TO FOLLOW THE COAST. 25 MILES SOUTH EAST OF KODIAK IS A 875MSL (625AGL) LORAN TOWER MANNED BY THE COAST GUARD. PILOT ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWER AND KEPT GETTING LOWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THROUGH BY FOLLOWING HIS GPS. HE FAILED TO SEE THE TOWER GUY WIRES UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT. THE PROP CUT THE WIRE WHICH HIT THE COWLING AND FUSELAGE PLUS PUT A LARGE GOUGE IN THE PROP. PILOT CONTINUED TO OLD HARBOR WHERE THE PASSENGERS WERE DISCHARGED, AND AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BACK TO KODIAK WITHOUT OBTAINING A FERRY PERMIT OR REPORTING THE INCIDENT UNTIL HE WAS AT KODIAK. PILOT WAS ADMINISTERED A DRUG TEST WHICH WAS POSITIVE. HE ADMITTED TO HAVING USED MARIJUANA THE PREVIOUS EVENING. THE COAST GUARD REPORTED THE GUY WAS CUT AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FT MSL (150-184 FT. AGL).

Other reports on N27MR · 2

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

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