# Incident 20140227002249I: Cessna 207, Nightmute, AK, February 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2014, 17:45 local time
- Place: Nightmute, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 60.4794° N, 164.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nightmute, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4794&lon=-164.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1653U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1653U-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,431 total, 1,193 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140227002249I

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE BELOW 3000 FEET, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH.  COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, MIXTURE FULL RICH, PROP AND THROTTLE BOTH FORWARD, FUEL BOOST PUMPS ON-ENGINE RAN WORSE, PUMP TURNED OFF.  ALTITUDE WAS NOW 500 FEET, LOOKED FOR LANDING SPOT.  LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE, ON ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT TIRES BROKE THROUGH THE ICE IN APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT OF WATER ON TO A SECOND LAYER OF ICE.  AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMAL AT IDLE POWER.  100 FEET AHEAD WAS LAND, SO THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO TAXI OVER TO LAND.  THE ENGINE CAME UP TO POWER BUT AFTER 3-4 SECONDS THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN.  THE THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND AFTER 10 SECONDS THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AGAIN TO FULL POWER, THE ENGINE RAN GOOD FOR 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN ROUGH AGAIN. THIS WAS CONTINUED UNTIL LAND WAS MADE.  AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED ON LAND.

## Other reports on N1653U (3)

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

- [Accident 20150530008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530008709A), May 30, 2015: Cessna 207 (N1653U), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N1653U descended through a stand of trees on a heading of approximately north, leaving a ground scar at the edge of the river. The engine was found…
- [Incident 20141129023599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141129023599I), Nov 29, 2014: Cessna 207 (N1653U), Bethel, AK, No damage. On November 29, 2014, N1653U departed Bethel for att, kuk, and nup. After departing, leveling off for cruise, setting cruise power, and leaving Bethel…
- [Incident 20091118051519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051519I), Nov 18, 2009: Cessna 207 (N1653U), Tuntutuliak, AK, Minor damage. Pilot verified load manifest, fuel, weather clearances, engine oil level, passenger loading, and departed for kipnuk, Alaska. Approximantly 30 minutes into…

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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