# NTSB GAA17CA311: Cessna 208, N754KP, Skagway, AK, May 22, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 22, 2017, 08:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Skagway, AK - Coordinates: 59.321945, -135.206115 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3219&lon=-135.2061&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 8 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 20, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95271 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA311 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95271/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95271 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA311 ## Probable cause An in-flight collision with a goose. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while en route, about 1,500 ft, he saw a goose approaching the airplane. He added that he attempted to turn and avoid the goose, but the goose impacted the windscreen. The pilot landed the airplane at a nearby airport without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the windscreen and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while en route, about 1,500 ft., he saw a goose approaching the airplane. He added that he attempted to turn and avoid the goose, but the goose impacted the windscreen. The pilot landed the airplane at a nearby airport without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the windscreen and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N754KP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N754KP), registered now, S/N 208B1264, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 208 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (registry code 52257, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 208B1264 - Year built: 2007 - Airframe hours: 2423.3 - Engines: Honeywell TPE331-12JR 900 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Kalinin Partners LLC, doing business as Alaska Seaplanes - Registered owner: Kalinin Partners LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, May 10, 2017 - Departed: JNU, JUNEAU, AK - Destination: SGY, SKAGWAY, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 18, 2017; seat: left; flight hours: 1,075 total, 95 in this make and model, 910 as pilot in command, 95 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: PAGY, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20170522009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170522009189A), May 22, 2017: Cessna 208B, Skagway, AK, Minor damage. N754KP departed the juneau airport at 8AM for a flight to Skagway. Approximatley 8:45AM a goose struck the right side winscreen roughly 5 miles form the… ## Other investigations on N754KP (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC22LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA003), Oct 22, 2021: Cessna 208B (N754KP), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control for reasons that could not be determined. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 5, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95271. 848 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 769 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40453984&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of Operator) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 79 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40453985&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20Operator)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.