# Incident 20220421002539I: Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8, Emmonak, AK, April 21, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2022, 08:00 local time
- Place: Emmonak, AK
- Airport: Emmonak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 62.7861° N, 164.4907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EMMONAK (ENM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7861&lon=-164.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gippsaero PTY GA8 (registry code 3900110, https://openairdocs.org/model/gippsaero-pty-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 PTY LTD GA8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 537 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220421002539I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED DURING AN INTERVIEW THAT THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WAS DONE INSIDE THE HANGER AND RAMP PERSONNEL PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER, HOWEVER A FINAL WALK AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DONE AND THE PUSH-BAR STILL ATTACHED TO THE NOSE STRUT WAS NOT NOTICED.

UPON ENGINE START, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PUSH-BAR AND KNOCKED IT OFF OF THE NOSE STRUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN 15 FLIGHTS WITH THE DAMAGED PROPELLER. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE AT THIS TIME SHOWING THAT THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE PUSH-BAR AND DAMAGE DONE PRIOR TO ANY FLIGHT.

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS NOTICED WHEN PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE HANGER AT THE END OF DAY, AND NOTIFIED COMPANY MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND ANNOTATED THE DISCREPANCY IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK.

## Other reports on N525AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20230223001319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230223001319I), Feb 23, 2023: Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 (N525AV), Tuluksak, AK, Minor damage. This was a part 91 training flight for [privacy data omitted]. During the departure roll from Tuluksak Airport Alaska the instructor who was flying stated that…

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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