# Incident 20050221002599I: Cessna 207A, Gustavus, AK, February 21, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2005, 10:15 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AJAA
- Location: 58.4133° N, 135.7369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gustavus, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4133&lon=-135.7369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050221002599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A VFR PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS (FAST MOVING SNOW SQUALLS) WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM CONTINUING TO HIS DESTINATION. WHILE REMAINING IN VFR CONDITIONS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO 2 DIFFERENT AIRPORTS, BOTH OF WHICH WHOSE WEATHER DETERIORATED TO IMC BEFORE HE COULD LAND. THE PILOT THE ELECTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE, UNMAINTAINED AIRSTRIP IN EXCURSION INLET, AK. THE STRIP WAS SNOW COVERED, AND UPON ROLL-OUT THE WHEELS SETTLED INTO THE SNOW, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO RISE UP ON ITS NOSE GEAR, STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND CRACKING A WING TIP BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS MAIN GEAR. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT).

## Other reports on N96AK (1)

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

- [Accident 19980609012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609012809A), Jun 9, 1998: Cessna 207A (N96AK), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Air taxi ditched in the water after experiencing a fire on board, 1 minor inj, acft was destroyed. (.4) the certificated commercial pilot, and four passengers,…

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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