# Incident 20231014013359I: Cessna 208B, Klawock, AK, October 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Klawock, AK
- Airport: Klawock
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: V9SA
- Location: 55.5792° N, 133.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KLAWOCK (AKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5792&lon=-133.0760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1229C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1229C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,650 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231014013359I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND A PASSENGER STATEMENT AND INTERVIEW REVEALED THAT ON INITIAL STARTUP, THE TAXI ON RAMP AND THE BACK TAXI ON RUNWAY WERE UNEVENTFUL. WHILE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF 02 (RUNWAY) IN KLAWOCK THE PIC INITIATED A 180 TURN TO THE LEFT TO LINE UP AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER TO THE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC APPLIED FULL REVERSE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND JUST AS IT WAS COMING TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT-SIDE RUNWAY EDGE THE NOSE WHEEL ROLLED OVER A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED DOWN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO AN DITCH CAUSING THE PROPELLER TIPS THE ENGAGE WITH THE GRASS AND GROUND WHICH SLIGHTLY ROLLED THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER BLADES. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND FLIGHT SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED OF DISABLED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1229C (2)

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

- [Incident 20150320006989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150320006989I), Mar 20, 2015: Cessna 208B (N1229C), Klawock, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft struck imature bald eagle with nose gear while on an instrument departure from Klawock Airport.
- [Accident 20081007848831A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081007848831A), Oct 7, 2008: Cessna 208B (N1229C), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Hageland N411GV a Cessna 208B and grant N1229C a Cessna 208B hit left wings while taxing at Bethel, AK airport. N411GV was cleared to taxi from the north…

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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