# Incident 20121121026459I: Cessna 402C, Hyannis, MA, November 21, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2012, 06:51 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26514, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26514) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 VB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,840 total, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121026459I

## Narrative

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

SOUTH BOUND TO ACK (NANTUCKET) PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT AND PILOT MONITORING IN THE RIGHT SEAT CONDUCTING IOE. AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT 2000 FEET.  PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT SAW A FLOCK OF 7-10 BIRDS ABOVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS  COMING UP UNDERNEATH THE FLOCK. ONE BIRD DESCENDED INTO THE RIGHT WINDSCREEN BREAKING THROUGH AND INTO THE CABIN.  THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS HYANNIS. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT CHECKED THE PASSENGERS FOR ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HYANNIS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES AND NO OTHER INJURIES  OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N26514 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940212002012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940212002012A), Feb 12, 1994: Cessna 402C (N26514), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. While holding short of runway was struck by company N812AN that was taxiing to takeoff. Pilot report brakes failed.

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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