# Incident 20191209018509I: Cessna 207A, Kwigillingok, AK, December 9, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2019, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kwigillingok, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 59.8817° N, 163.1689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8817&lon=-163.1689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9728M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9728M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,503 total, 690 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191209018509I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS TAXING A CESSNA 207 FROM RAMP AREA TO RUNWAY 15 AT KWIGILLINGOK AIRPORT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRMAN ADDED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING. THE AIRMAN REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND TRIED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE. AS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF THE RUNWAY THE AIRMAN CUT OFF THE MIXTURE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF INTO A DITCH WITH SNOW. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED AFTER A MINOR REPAIR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO BETHEL.

## 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 ANC20CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA037), Dec 10, 2019: Cessna 207 (N9728M), Kwigillingok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart from an ice-covered runway with a strong crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a ditch.

## Other reports on N9728M (2)

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

- [Incident 20240217000309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240217000309I), Feb 17, 2024: Cessna 207A (N9728M), Kwigillingok, AK, No damage. On February 17, 2024, approximately 1421 local time, the PIC stated that she was attempting to land early on runway 33 at Kwigillingok airport, AK. PIC…
- [Incident 20070120003009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070120003009I), Jan 20, 2007: Cessna 207A (N9728M), Kwigillingok, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Immediately following touchdown on Kwigillingok rwy 15, the aircraft crossed a laterally oriented runway surface frost heave and became airborne. The…

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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