# Incident 20231227018769I: Cessna 207A, Napaskiak, AK, December 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2023, 11:50 local time
- Place: Napaskiak, AK
- Airport: Napaskiak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.7029° N, 161.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPASKIAK (PKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7029&lon=-161.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327CT) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231227018769I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS IN A HOLD SOUTHEAST OF PABE, AWAITING SVFR TO RETURN DUE TO LOW WEATHER.

PIC STATED THAT ENGINE STARTED TO QUIT AND THEY SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND USED THE BOOST PUMP AND "HIGH BOOST" SETTING.  THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ON THE SNOW-COVERED FROZEN RIVER.  THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF.  NO INJURIES.

POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION FOUND L/H WING TANK FULL, R/H WING TANK ~1.5G OF FUEL.  AFM STATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 3.5G OF FUEL IS UNUSABLE IN EACH TANK (7 TOTAL) FOR BOTH STANDARD AND LONG-RANGE TANKS.  THE ENGINE WAS RAN OFF OF THE R/H WING TANK AFTER THE INCIDENT BY ADDING FUEL TO THE TANK, THE POST-INCIDENT ENGINE RUN DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE FROM L/H OR R/H FUEL TANKS WHEN ADEQUATE FUEL WAS PRESENT.

DUE TO NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES, THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE FULLEST FUEL TANK.

## Other reports on N327CT (2)

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

- [Accident 20000207039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207039639A), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 207A (N327CT), Tuluksak, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The scheduled commuter flight with a pilot and four passengers was attempting to takeoff at dusk from a 2500 feet long, by 30 feet wide, snow-covered…
- [Incident 19950523022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950523022129I), May 23, 1995: Cessna 207A (N327CT), Pembroke Pines, FL. Rough engine on climbout. Oil on windshield. Engine had hole in case due to broken connecting rod. Landed safely.

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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