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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 207A · King Salmon, AK · January 11, 2021

Date
January 11, 2021 · 19:38 local
Place
King Salmon, AK
Airport
King Salmon
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENHA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9946M
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
1,372 total139 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman landed in King Salmon after dark. Taxiway lights alpha, bravo and charlie were NOTAM out of service from December 15, 2020 to may 2, 2021. The bravo taxi way was covered in snow and the airman stated he could not see the taxiway line on the pavement. The airman thought he was clear of bravo taxiway and made a right turn towards the company ramp. The propeller struck two taxi-way lights before the aircraft stopped. The engine and propeller are being overhauled.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN LANDED IN KING SALMON AFTER DARK. TAXIWAY LIGHTS ALPHA, BRAVO AND CHARLIE WERE NOTAM OUT OF SERVICE FROM DECEMBER 15, 2020 TO MAY 2, 2021. THE BRAVO TAXI WAY WAS COVERED IN SNOW AND THE AIRMAN STATED HE COULD NOT SEE THE TAXIWAY LINE ON THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRMAN THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR OF BRAVO TAXIWAY AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE COMPANY RAMP. THE PROPELLER STRUCK TWO TAXI-WAY LIGHTS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER ARE BEING OVERHAULED.

Other reports on N9946M · 1

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