# Incident 20110906026989I: Davison Mackey LLC SQ-2, Kotzebue, AK, September 6, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Noatak River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davison Mackey SQ-2 (registry code 05630U4, https://openairdocs.org/model/davison-mackey-sq-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport IO-375 series (registry code 01305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVISON MACKEY LLC SQ-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110906026989I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF FROM NOATAK RIVER, GUST OF WIND HIT AIRPLANE, CAUSED WING TIP TO DIP, STRIKING GROUND

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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