# Incident 20230804010459I: Cessna 172M, Kasigluk, AK, August 4, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2023, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kasigluk, AK
- Airport: Kasigluk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.8733° N, 162.5243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KASIGLUK (Z09), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8733&lon=-162.5243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73454, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804010459I

## Narrative

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

PIC EXPLAINED THEY WERE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF FROM KASIGLUK IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, AT LEAST 25KTS.  THEY WERE PULLING OUT OF THE RAMP AREA AND PLANNING TO BACK-TAXI ON RUNWAY 17.  THEY TAXIED OUT AND REMEMBER HEARING A "PING", BUT THOUGHT IT WAS GRAVEL BOUNCING OFF THE PROPELLER, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR THE  SURFACE.  UPON LANDING AT THE NEXT DESTIONAION, PABE, THE PILOT FOUND A DIME-SIZE NICK AT THE LEADING EDGE AND TIP OF THE PROPELLER BLADE.  THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A TAXI-LIGHT THAT WAS IMPACTED WITH THE PROPELLER.  THE DAMAGE WAS BIG ENOUGH AND IN A POSITION THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE PROPELLER.  THE ENGINE HAD TO BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE.

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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