# Incident 20210821012929I: Cessna 208B, Chefornak, AK, August 21, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2021, 20:30 local time
- Place: Chefornak, AK
- Airport: Chefornak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.1368° N, 164.2790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHEFORNAK (CFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1368&lon=-164.2790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210821012929I

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FOUR GEESE FLEW UP TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT FROM UNDERNEATH AND STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE

OF THE RIGHT WIND AND THE ENGINE COWLING ON THE CESSNA 208 AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N162GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20071014828199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014828199I), Oct 14, 2007: Cessna 208B (N162GA), Nightmute, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was parked on ramp. While passengers were exiting the aircraft rolled backwards into a ditch. The aircraft was not chalked and the ramp was…

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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