# Accident 20170522009189A: Cessna 208B, Skagway, AK, May 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2017, 08:45 local time
- Place: Skagway, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P9KA
- Location: 59.3219° N, 135.2061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3219&lon=-135.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N754KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N754KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 137 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170522009189A

## Narrative

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

N754KP DEPARTED THE JUNEAU AIRPORT AT  8AM FOR A FLIGHT TO SKAGWAY. APPROXIMATLEY 8:45AM A GOOSE STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE WINSCREEN ROUGHLY 5 MILES FORM THE SKAGWAY AIRPORT IN THE AREA AROUND BURRO CREEK. AFTER ENSURING THAT NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED THE PIC CONTINUED TO THE SKAGWAY AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND HAD NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA311), May 22, 2017: Cessna 208 (N754KP), Skagway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a goose.

## Other reports on N754KP (1)

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

- [Accident 20211022021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211022021849A), Oct 22, 2021: Cessna 208B (N754KP), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. On October 22, 2021, the pilot of a Cessna 208 lost control of the aircraft during rotation. The pilot stated that as the aircaft reached rotation speed, it…

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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