# Incident 20170826017409I: Cessna 207, Fairbanks, AK, August 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BTHA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549U-2026-06-26) (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: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826017409I

## Narrative

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

TAXING FOR DEPARTURE AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRMAN WAS HAVING TROUBLE HEARING ATC ON THE RADIO. AIRMAN REQUESTED TO TAXI TO THE AIRPLANE TIE DOWN AREA TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE PROCEEDING. FOLLOWING HE DEPARTED TO MCGRATH AND DURING THE FLIGHT NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. UPON ARRIVAL IN MCGRATH HE DID A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. HE CONTACTED THE FAIRBANKS AIRPORT MANAGER AND INFORMED HIM THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HIT SOME FOD ON THE RAMP OR RUNWAY. THE MANAGER INFORMED HIM THAT A TAXIWAY LIGHT HAD BEEN HIT. THE AIRMAN WROTE UP THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER IN THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK. THE COMPANY CHANGED OUT THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N1549U (7)

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

- [Incident 20101117055429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117055429I), Nov 17, 2010: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Operator stated that on 11/17/2010, at approximately 10:00 LCL, he departed on a 14CFR135 flight from Dillingham (dlg) to new stoyahok (knw). After a normal…
- [Accident 20000712042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712042129A), Jul 12, 2000: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Kotlik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 12, 2000, about 1000, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1549U, sustained substantial damage due to a hard landing at Kotlik, Alaska. The…
- [Incident 19981206042099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206042099I), Dec 6, 1998: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. (-5)Nose gear collapsed from contacting a hard snow berm on ramp while relocating. Nightime and blowing snow with the icy ramp were contributing factors.…
- [Incident 19950216008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216008379I), Feb 16, 1995: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Bethel, AK. Narrative: the pilot of Cessna 207, N1549U stated that after takeoff from the Bethel Airport, the engine stopped running. The pilot made an emergency landing…
- [Incident 19871014072569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014072569I), Oct 14, 1987: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Kwethluk, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the runway end on rollout. Brakes ineffective due to wet runway.
- [Incident 19860227016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227016629I), Feb 27, 1986: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Manokotak, AK, Minor damage. Applied power and right brake to make a turn. Nose fork attach bolts failed with power application after turn.
- [Incident 19800720062229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720062229I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft taxied into rotor of helicopter.

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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