# Accident 20030617035359A: Cessna 402B, Little Whale Ca, Bahamas, June 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Little Whale Ca, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XVQA
- Location: 25.4333° N, 77.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4333&lon=-77.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3748C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3748C-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 1,430 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03WA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617035359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY WAS WET. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE RUNWAY BECAUSE OF THE HYDROPLANING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA03WA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA126), Jun 17, 2003: Cessna 402B (N3748C), LittleWhale Cay, Bahamas, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3748C (1)

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

- [Incident 19980514014189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980514014189I), May 14, 1998: Cessna 402B (N3748C), Hope, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: immediately after level off for cruise, the side escape hatch departed the aircraft. Preliminary investigation indicates the latch safety lock pin…

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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