# Incident 20181009016789I: Gippsaero GA8, Emmonak, AK, October 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2018, 17:20 local time
- Place: Emmonak, AK
- Airport: Emmonak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 62.7861° N, 164.4907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EMMONAK (ENM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7861&lon=-164.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N523AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gippsaero GA8 (registry code 0563295, https://openairdocs.org/model/gippsaero-ga8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIPPSAERO GA8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 659 total, 89 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181009016789I

## Narrative

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

10/08/2018: PILOT WAS RETURNING  TO EMMONAK FROM ALAKNAK AFTER A 135 CHARTER FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 HOURS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.  AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS NOT RAINING AND THERE WAS A CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 12 KTS.  AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING TO THE FUEL PIT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING NEAR THE FUEL PIT.  NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WINGTIP WAS REPLACED ON SCENE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE NOTED.

## Other reports on N523AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20240805015379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240805015379I), Aug 5, 2024: Gippsaero GA8 (N523AV), Eek, AK, Minor damage. Airman departed runway 18 at Eek, AK. The airman failed to back taxi and use the whole length of the runway. The airman had to abort the takeoff and ended up…

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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