# Incident 20240503004199I: Gippsaero GA8, Mertarvik, AK, May 3, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2024, 18:25 local time
- Place: Mertarvik, AK
- Airport: Mertarvik
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.8104° N, 164.4994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERTARVIK (EWU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8104&lon=-164.4994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gippsaero GA8 (registry code 0563295, https://openairdocs.org/model/gippsaero-ga8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIPPSAERO GA8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,099 total, 290 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240503004199I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TAXIING WITH HIS HEAD DOWN LOOKING AT AVIONICS. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK A STACK OF CARGO BOXES ON THE RAMP WHILE TAXING TO THE RUNWAY.

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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