# Incident 20230717005609I: Cessna 207A, Toksook Bay, AK, July 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2023, 11:31 local time
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK
- Airport: Toksook Bay
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.5413° N, 165.0872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOKSOOK BAY (OOK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5413&lon=-165.0872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5277J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,263 total, 349 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717005609I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING OUT FORM RAMP AREA AT TOKSOOK BAY, THE PIC HEARD A NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE RAMP AREA AND SHUTDOWN TO INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE. THE PIC HAD

STRUCK A KNOWN OBJECT (TAXI WAY LIGHT) CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. ---------------------------END------------------------------------------

## Other reports on N5277J (2)

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

- [Accident 20041011032309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041011032309A), Oct 11, 2004: Cessna 207A (N5277J), Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) October 11, 2004, Alaska daylight time, hageland aviation services an air carrier certificate holder operating under 14 CFR part 135 as a commuter…
- [Incident 19950122009049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950122009049I), Jan 22, 1995: Cessna 207A (N5277J), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed toksook bay for Bethel, Alaska with mail onboard. While descending into Bethel, Alaska the aircraft experienced a rough running…

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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