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FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · May 21, 2000

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Date
May 21, 2000 · 13:30 local
Place
Nantucket, MA
Airport
Nantucket Memorial
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GULC
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N401BK
Reported as
Cessna 402C
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,750 total110 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot statement: I was cleared to taxi into position and hold on runway 15 at mantucket memorial airport, mass. Weather at the time was wind appro 120 to 100 @ 12KTS., vis 7 sm & 1000 ovc ceiling. I was then cleared for take off and advanced the throttles to 30" mp and acclerated. I scanned to the right side of the instrument panel to check oil pressure and fuel flow. My scan returned to the runway enviroment the aircraft had weathervined approx 30 angle left of centerline. At that point I immediatley applied right rudder to correct and control the aircraft but the aircraft was to close to the edge of the runway and I decided to abort the takeoff. The aircraft departed the runway onto the grass struck a runway light and broke the right main gear door off at the hinge. I maintained control and renter the runway and taxied back to the gate. I feel I experienced a wind gust from the left during my scan which weathervained the aircraft to the left side of the centerline. Also a tubroboost on the right engine may have contributed to aggravate the situation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATEMENT: I WAS CLEARED TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RUNWAY 15 AT MANTUCKET MEMORIAL AIRPORT, MASS. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS WIND APPRO 120 TO 100 @ 12KTS., VIS 7 SM & 1000 OVC CEILING. I WAS THEN CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLES TO 30" MP AND ACCLERATED. I SCANNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO CHECK OIL PRESSURE AND FUEL FLOW. MY SCAN RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY ENVIROMENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD WEATHERVINED APPROX 30 ANGLE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AT THAT POINT I IMMEDIATLEY APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND I DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND BROKE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR OFF AT THE HINGE. I MAINTAINED CONTROL AND RENTER THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. I FEEL I EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT DURING MY SCAN WHICH WEATHERVAINED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE. ALSO A TUBROBOOST ON THE RIGHT ENGINE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.