# Incident 20230813008929I: Quest Aircraft Company LLC KODIAK 100, Indian Creek, ID, August 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: Indian Creek, ID
- Airport: Indian Creek Usfs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M2LA
- Location: 44.7611° N, 115.1074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIAN CREEK USFS (S81), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7611&lon=-115.1074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242KQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242KQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quest KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320001, https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-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: QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 47 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/20230813008929I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED MYL TO S81 WITH AN AFT CG. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT S81, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO ITS TAIL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE BULKHEAD.

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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