# Incident 20210329001409I: Cessna 207A, Naknek, AK, March 29, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2021, 18:15 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Ssouth Naknek Nr 2
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 58.7283° N, 157.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naknek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7283&lon=-157.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9946M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9946M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 183 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210329001409I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS TAXING TO RUNWAY 13 IN SOUTH NAKNEK AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER. THE AIRMAN WAS TRYING TO AVOID THE MUDDY AREAS ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRMAN TAXIED AROUND A CORNER TOO SHARPLY WITHOUT NOTICING A TAXIWAY LIGHT THAT WAS FARTHER OUT ON THE TAXIWAY THAN THE ADJACENT LIGHTS. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N9946M (1)

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

- [Incident 20210111002519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210111002519I), Jan 11, 2021: Cessna 207A (N9946M), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. 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…

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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