# Accident 20070616012549A: Bnorm BN2A26, Egegik, AK, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Airport: Egegik
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RI9A
- Location: 58.1855° N, 157.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EGEGIK (EII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1855&lon=-157.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (registry code 1520226, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A26
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,450 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616012549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS AN ON DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT CONDUCTED TO A BEACH LANDING SITE NEAR EGEGIK, ALASKA. THE PILOT REPORTED THE SAND SOFTER THAN NORMAL CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO DUG IN ON ROLL OUT. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR AND ONLY FOUND A SMALL DENT IN THE COWLING BEHIND THE NOSE WHEEL. ALL FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN SOLO TO HOME BASE. A FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE MOUNTING BULKHEAD FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN BENT. THAT IS WHEN THE EVENT WAS REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N27MR (2)

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

- [Incident 20030624014759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030624014759I), Jun 24, 2003: Bnorm BN2A26 (N27MR), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and 7 passengers departed Kodiak municipal airport enroute to old harbor, Alaska. Weather conditions were marginal and pilot had to follow the…
- [Accident 20020201002419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020201002419A), Feb 1, 2002: Bnorm BN2A26 (N27MR), Ouzinkie, AK, No damage. (-23) The weather conditions were marginable due to the gusting winds and the adjacent terrain. The pilot had completed two trips and was departing to complete…

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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