# Incident 20170616013329I: Cessna 402C, Nantucket, MA, June 16, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2017, 08:15 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67909, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67909) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170616013329I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AND CLEARED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 6/24 ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE, THE AIRMAN WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO FOLLOW A PIPER NAVAJO VIA TAXI WAY ECHO-HOTEL THEN "VIA THE BACK ROAD" TO THE POST OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE LENGTHY TAXI WAS TO AVOID USING RUNWAY 15, WHICH WAS ACTIVE AT THE TIME.

THE AIRMAN PROCEEDED NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD ON THE NON-MOVMENT AREA. AFTER THE NAVAJO PULLED OFF TO PARK AT A HANGAR, THERE IS A SPLIT IN THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRMAN DID NOT SEE THE STOP SIGN ON THE GROUND SHOWING AN ACCESS ROAD BECAUSE OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRMAN BEGAN TAXIING ON THE ACCESS ROAD BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST PERMISSION FROM ATC TO TAXI ON THE RUN-UP AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 24. BASED ON ATC INSTRUCTIONS, HE ASSUMED THE ACCESS ROAD WAS "THE BACK ROAD".

APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD, THE AIRMAN CLAIMED HIS "HEAD WAS ON A SWIVEL" TRYING NOT TO TAXI ON THE GRASS TO HIS RIGHT OR HIT THE FENCE TO HIS LEFT. THE AIRMAN MADE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N67909 (4)

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

- [Incident 20200624008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624008759I), Jun 24, 2020: Cessna 402C (N67909), Hyannis, MA, No damage. The PIC reported making a normal landing on runway 15. During the rollout, the tower controller advised that they were trailing smoke. An aircraft waiting to…
- [Incident 19990621023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990621023289I), Jun 21, 1999: Cessna 402C (N67909), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Ground taxiing at night and performing a 180 degree turn out of a parking space, N67909 struck a stationary fuel truck with the left wing tip. There was…
- [Incident 19920101001809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920101001809I), Jan 1, 1992: Cessna 402C (N67909), Birmingham, AL. NR1 engine rough. Shut engine down. Precautionary landing. Found NR2 cylinder piston burned.
- [Incident 19880926056009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880926056009I), Sep 26, 1988: Cessna 402C (N67909), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a parked truck while taxiing. Stated nose wheel steering did not respond. No problem found later.

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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