# Incident 20020110000869I: Cessna 402C, Nantucket, MA, January 10, 2002 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 10, 2002, 16:15 local time - Place: Nantucket, MA - Airport: Nantucket Memorial - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: HYIA - Location: 41.2533° N, 70.0605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANTUCKET MEML (ACK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2533&lon=-70.0605&mi=10 - Aircraft: N88833, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88833-2022-04-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 8,363 total, 4,082 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110000869I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) CAPE AIR, CE-402-C, LANDED NANTUCKET MA, RUNWAY 24, WITH A GOUGE IN THE LEFT PROPELLER (ONE BLADE TWO PLACES), A HOLE IN THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW, AND A DAMAGED WINDSHIELD AT 1615 EST, 01/10/02. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT WAS WILLIAM MR. FIELD, AND THE PASSENGER WAS GILLEL BRIDIER. AT FIRST IT APPEARED TO BE SOME KIND OF PROJECTILE HAD CONTACTED ON E BLADE OF THE LEFT PROPELLER (IN TWO SPOTS), BOUNCING OFF HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW. THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW HAD A ROUND HOLE APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS DID PENETRATE THE CABIN, BUT NO PROJECTILE WAS EVER FOUND IN THE CABIN, ONLY PIECES OF PLEXIGLAS. THE BARNSTABLE CRIME SCENE SERVICES SECTION OF THE STATE POLICE (BOURNE MA) INSPECTED FOR ANY TYPE OF BULLET, NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND. TESTS WERE CONDUCTED FOR PRESENCE OF LEAD, COPPER, AND NITRATED COMPOUNDS, NONE WERE FOUND. THE CRIME LAB FORMED THREE SCENARIOS, FIRST IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PART FROM THE ENGINE THAT HIT THE PROP AND THEN HIT THE WINDOW, BUT NO PARTS WERE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER AREA. THE SECOND SCENARIO WAS A PASSING AIRCRAFT AT A HIGH ALTITUDE COULD HAVE DROPPED SOMETHING, OR THIRD SPACE JUNK.NO EVIDENCE OF THE PROJECTILE WAS EVER FOUND. THE SIDE WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD WERE REPLACED. THE PROP WAS BURNISHED OUT AND WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. ## Other reports on N88833 (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20210909013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909013039A), Sep 9, 2021: Cessna 402C (N88833), Provincetown, MA, Destroyed. While attempting a landing on runway 7 at pvc, the pilot elected to perform a go around. The aircraft did not clear the trees at the end of the runway and… - [Incident 20110612011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110612011749I), Jun 12, 2011: Cessna 402C (N88833), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Flew two missed approaches to nantucket ma and returned to Hyannis ma. On approach to runway 15 hya encountered heavy rain. Broke out at minimum altitude with… - [Incident 20080509833049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080509833049I), May 9, 2008: Cessna 402C (N88833), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. (-23) During block-in on cargo ramp aircraft turned and struck a van parked near the designated parking spot. - [Incident 20070822023679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070822023679I), Aug 22, 2007: Cessna 402C (N88833), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at New Bedford, MA (ewb) while transitioning from the runway to the taxiway the right main gear strut broke at the weld point. The damage… - [Incident 20000725021759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000725021759I), Jul 25, 2000: Cessna 402C (N88833), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23)During accelration for take off on r/w 9 the captain heard a loud thump in the left wheel area. Aircraft returned to the gate. At that time it was… 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. --- 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.