# Accident 20190501003709A: Gippsaero GA8, Bethel, AK, May 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2019, 20:18 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.7786° N, 161.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7786&lon=-161.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524AV) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 783 total, 129 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003709A

## Narrative

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

LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY THE AIRMAN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A TIE-DOWN SPOT NEAREST TO THE GRANT AVIATION, INC. MAINTENANCE HANGAR, AS HE DID FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE AIRMAN'S FOCUS WAS ON THE TIE-DOWN CONES WHEN THE LEFT WING HIT A SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT BELONGED TO RAVN AIR. THE CONTAINER HAD BEEN REPOSITIONED AND WAS MOVED APPROXIMATELY 10' OUT TOWARDS THE TIE-DOWN AREA. FOUR PASSENGERS ONBOARD, NO INJURIES. PASSENGERS HAD TO EXIT OUT FRONT PILOT/CO-PILOT DOORS DUE TO WRINKLED SKIN NEAR THE WING ROOT. THE PILOT MENTIONED IN HIS REPORT THAT FATIGUE COULD BE AN ISSUE AS IT HAD BEEN A LONG WORK DAY IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 GAA19CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA239), May 2, 2019: Gippsland GA8 (N524AV), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a shipping container while taxiing.

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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