# Incident 20230223001319I: Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8, Tuluksak, AK, February 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Tuluksak, AK
- Airport: Tuluksak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 61.0877° N, 160.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULUKSAK (TLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0877&lon=-160.9234&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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230223001319I

## Narrative

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

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 HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PULLED THE POWER AND MIXTURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT A SNOW BERM WHICH QUICKLY TURNED THE PLANE 90 DEGRESS TO THE LEFT. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE PLANE TO TIP, CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE FRONT FORK WAS ALSO BENT.

THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO THE COMPANY AS AN INCIDENT. AN ASAP REPORT WAS FILED BY THE PILOT AND ACCEPTED BY THE ERC.

## Other reports on N525AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20220421002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220421002539I), Apr 21, 2022: Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 (N525AV), Emmonak, AK, Minor damage. 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…

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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