# Incident 20231118017309I: Cessna 207A, Napakiak, AK, November 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2023, 13:04 local time
- Place: Napakiak, AK
- Airport: Napakiak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.6903° N, 161.9785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPAKIAK (WNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-161.9785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7373U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7373U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,114 total, 260 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118017309I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A 135 REVENUE LEG, THE PIC DECIDED TO CHANGE SEATS WITH THE TRAINEE AND PERFORM PART 91 TRAINING: POWER-OFF 180 APPROACH TO LANDING.

MANEUVER WAS STARTED ON THE DOWNWIND.  THE TRAINEE WAS STILL IN A TURN AS THEY APPROACHED RUNWAY 1.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND SIDELOADED W/I 100-2OO FEET OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN SHEARING OF THE L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7373U (2)

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

- [Accident 20020301003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020301003219A), Mar 1, 2002: Cessna 207A (N7373U), Kotlik, AK, No damage. (-23) On March 1, 2002, at about 1430 Alaska standard time, a Cessna CE-207-A, N7373U, piloted by michael b. olson, a commercial rated pilot and registered to…
- [Accident 19930105000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000159A), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 207A (N7373U), Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered white out near destination. Had airport insight but flew into deep snow short of airport.

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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