# Incident 20100817043889I: Cessna 172M, King Salmon, AK, August 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2010, 15:48 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1391U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1391U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100817043889I

## Narrative

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

NON-OPERATIONAL INCIDENT.STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND WHITE CAPS REPORTED ON RIVER. AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCESSFULLY ON RIVER. PILOT GROUNDED AIRCRAFT IN SHALLOWS OF RIVER DUE TO WIND. LOCAL BOAT ASSISTANCE ATTEMPTED TO TOW/GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS RIVER TO THE ARRIVAL DOCK. DURING AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT BACKWARDS DOWN RIVER THE FLOATS TOOK ON WATER IN THE AFT COMPARTMENTS. ADDITIONAL WIND GUSTS ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED IN THE WATER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PHYSICAL AND WATER DAMAGE WHILE INVERTED IN THE RIVER.

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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