# Incident 20170713014101I: Cessna U206F, Hallo Bay, AK, July 13, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2017, 09:17 local time
- Place: Hallo Bay, AK
- Airport: Hallo Bay Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: X53A
- Aircraft: N710MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N710MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170713014101I

## Narrative

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

THE PART 135 PILOT LANDED ON THE HALLO BAY BEACH AT APPROXIMATELY 0917 LOCAL TIME.  HALLO BAY BEACH IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN COAST LINE OF KATMAI NATIONAL PARK APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR FLIGHT TIME WEST OF HOMER, ALASKA.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE PASSENGERS ON A BEAR VIEWING EXCURSION.  AFTER THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE HALLO BAY BEACH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI PAST FIVE OTHER AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE NARROW SANDY BEACH, HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.  THE LEFT WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT HIT THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.  THE DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE WING TIP NAVIGATION LIGHT.  THIS DAMAGE WAS DEFERRABLE UNDER THE COMPANY'S APPROVED MEL.  THE DAMAGE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, WHICH REQUIRED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO FERRY FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HOMER, ALASKA FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N710MH (1)

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

- [Accident 20030910037039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910037039A), Sep 10, 2003: Cessna U206F (N710MH), Ft Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on September 10, 2003 at approximately 1800 local time, a Cessna 206, N710MH, piloted by Mr. Renald joseph drouin crashed while…

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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