# Incident 20140924016969I: Cessna 402C, Nantucket, MA, September 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2014, 15:10 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- 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: N818AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818AN) (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 SER
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140924016969I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A NORMAL TAKE OFF RUNWAY 15 AT ACK CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET THE PILOT HEARD A SLIGHT POP POP SOUND. THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THE LEFT MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM LOOKED ERRATIC AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN SAW THE LEFT ENGINE MAGNETOS THROUGH THE COWLING AND OIL AND SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND CLIMBED TO 800 FEET AND LEVELED OFF. NOTIFIED THE TOWER CONTROLLER RETURNING TO LAND ACK. LANDED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N818AN (2)

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

- [Incident 20090212001349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090212001349I), Feb 12, 2009: Cessna 402C (N818AN), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. (-23) On 2/12/2009 the new england regional communications center advised at approximately 1334 hyia - cape air flight 58, N818AN, landed gear up in Nantucket,…
- [Incident 20070204000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070204000979I), Feb 4, 2007: Cessna 402C (N818AN), Nantucket, MA. (-23) According to the pilot's statement, the aircraft was making a visual approach to rnwy 24 at Nantucket airport (ack). At 50 ft AGL, the pilot heard a loud…

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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