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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Kodiak KODIAK 100 · Cordova, AK · June 11, 2023

Date: June 11, 2023 · 22:25 local
Place: Cordova, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N482G
Reported as: Kodiak Kodiak 100
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,675 total169 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

N482GRegistered now · Kodiak KODIAK 100S/N 100-0316 · Built 2022 Airframe modelKodiak KODIAK 100 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On Sunday June 11th, 2023 at approximately 10:25PM local , a pilot attempted a repositioning flight from softuk bar (approx location 60.12' 15" n 144.38' 26" w) to Cordova. During the taxi

For takeoff phase the nose gear collapsed into the sand after rolling over a piece of firewood. The aircrafts sustained damage to the nose gear, belly pod, engine and propeller. Pilot stated that there were no known pre-existing mechanical issues with the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY JUNE 11TH, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25PM LOCAL , A PILOT ATTEMPTED A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM SOFTUK BAR (APPROX LOCATION 60.12' 15" N 144.38' 26" W) TO CORDOVA. DURING THE TAXI

FOR TAKEOFF PHASE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED INTO THE SAND AFTER ROLLING OVER A PIECE OF FIREWOOD. THE AIRCRAFTS SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, BELLY POD, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.