# Incident 20091225052819I: Koelsch Ant WATERDOG-18, Skwenta, AK, December 25, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Skwenta, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N767AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N767AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Koelsch Anthony WATERDOG-18 (registry code 056220E, https://openairdocs.org/model/koelsch-anthony-waterdog-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOELSCH ANT WATERDOG-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290-D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 6 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091225052819I

## Narrative

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

KYLE SLOAN TOOK OFF FROM PLHD 12/25/2009 AT 0900 AST AND LANDED ON HILINE LAKE (NEAR SKWENTNA, ABOUT 52 NAUTICAL MILES FROM PLHD) AT APPROX 1100 AST.  MR. SLOAN LANDED WITH WHEELS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT.DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH AN ICE OVERFLOW, FLIPPED FORWARD AND ONTO IT'S BACK.  AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK ICE WHILE FLIPPING FORWARD.ON 12/26/2009 KYLES FATHER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW OUT TO HILINE LAKE TO REPLACE THE PROPELLER, REMOVE THE WHEELS FROM THE AIRPLANE AND INSTALLTED SKI'S.AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO PLHD ON 12/26/2009. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA 12/26/2009 AT APPROX 18000 AST.

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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