# Incident 20140929020929I: Cessna 402B, Boston, MA, September 29, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2014, 13:15 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Boston Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GULA
- Location: 42.3620° N, 71.0079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3620&lon=-71.0079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N660W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N660W-2021-10-30) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140929020929I

## Narrative

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

THE POI WAS INFORMED BY THE CHIEF PILOT ON THE MORNING OF 9-30-2014 THAT AN AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY GULA WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE DURING START-UP. THE FLIGHT WAS A PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. THE POI AND OTHER INSPECTORS WENT TO THE AIRPORT AND VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAMP VIDEO FOOTAGE THAT WAS GRAINY. THE VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT STARTING, IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING DOWN AND THEN THE CREW EXITING THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDING TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. INVESTIGATION INVOLVED LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. DENTS WERE FOUND ON THE RIDE SIDE OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT MATCHED THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A TRAFFIC CONE. VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE PIC MAKING A QUICK WALK-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT, BUT APPARENTLY MISSED THE TRAFFIC CONE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER ARC.

## Other reports on N660W (1)

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

- [Incident 20161027022709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161027022709I), Oct 27, 2016: Cessna 402B (N660W), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down normally landing runway 6. According to the pilot, the aircraft began to settle on its left side during rollout. The pilot applied power…

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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