# Incident 20230611006299I: Kodiak Aircraft Co Inc KODIAK 100, Cordova, AK, June 11, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2023, 22:25 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N482G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N482G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kodiak KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320010, https://openairdocs.org/model/kodiak-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KODIAK AIRCRAFT CO INC KODIAK 100
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 169 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230611006299I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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