# Incident 20080913845759I: Cessna 207A, Akiak, AK, September 13, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Akiak, AK
- Airport: Akiak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.9029° N, 161.2306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AKIAK (AKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9029&lon=-161.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9973M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973M-2014-04-29) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080913845759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008, AT 1800 HOURS ALASKA DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, N-9973M, A CE-207A, ON FINAL APPROACH TO KIPNUCK AIRPORT (PAKI), ALASKA, WAS STRUCK BY A WHITE FRONT GOOSE.  FIVE PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE LANDING PHASE ON FLARE WITH POWEROFF.  NORMAL LANDING AND ROLL-OUT OCCURRED.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT A BIRD STRIKE HAD OCCURRED IMPACTING THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING.  LEADING EDGE METAL SURFACE WAS FLATTENED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP.  AFTER INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT TO BE FLOWN TO BETHEL (BET) FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.  THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH ALL OF ITS PROPER LOG BOOK DOCUMENTATION.

## Other reports on N9973M (5)

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

- [Incident 20121027023509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121027023509I), Oct 27, 2012: Cessna 207A (N9973M), Emmonak, AK, Minor damage. During a landing approach to Emmonak Airport, the pilot reported the engine began to surge. The pilot applied full rich mixture and the engine quit. The…
- [Incident 20061202026369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202026369I), Dec 2, 2006: Cessna 207A (N9973M), Nightmute, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft slid off the end of the runway at Nightmute, Alaska causing damage to the nose strut and propeller. Unable to talk to the PIC as he is out…
- [Accident 20010725039649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010725039649A), Jul 25, 2001: Cessna 207A (N9973M), Kalskag, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Following reported by operator: wed., July 25 2001, aircraft N9973M departed Kalskag, Alaska at 13:10 enroute emmonak, Alaska. The aircraft had no…
- [Incident 19940826043979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826043979I), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 207 (N9973M), Emmonak, AK, Minor damage. Observed person on a beach waving arms. Landed to help. Nose wheel broke free on rollout. Attach bolts failed.
- [Incident 19870406037329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870406037329I), Apr 6, 1987: Cessna 207A (N9973M), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Landed long with a slight tailwind. Departed end of the runway.

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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