# Incident 20130907018619I: Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1, Alitak, AK, September 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Alitak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K0EC
- Aircraft: N777ZB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777ZB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 (registry code 3640103, https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA-2C1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130907018619I

## Narrative

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

ON A PART 135 FLIGHT TO RETRIEVE PASSENGERS, THE AIRMAN LANDED ON THE BEACH, KODIAK ISLAND, AK:

AFTER THE AIRMAN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, HE REALIZED THE PASSENGERS WERE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY, SO THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT CLOSER TO THE PASSENGERS. AT THAT TIME, THE WIND WAS ON-SHORE ABOUT 15-20KTS. INSTEAD OF TAXIING DOWNSLOPE TOWARD THE WATER, THE AIRMAN CHOSE TO TURN UPSLOPE AWAY FROM BOTH THE WATER AND WIND. AT THIS POINT THE WIND LIFTED THE TAIL WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND.

THE AIRMAN CALLED HIS PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR FOR GUIDANCE AND EVENTUALLY RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HOME BASE, KODIAK, AK.

NO PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE AIRMAN.

## Other reports on N777ZB (1)

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

- [Incident 20060924021319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060924021319I), Sep 24, 2006: Found FBA2C1 (N777ZB), Akhiok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot statement says he lost control of aircraft during high speed taxi while repositioning the aircraft down river. Aircraft collided with a riverbank,…

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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