# Incident 20180702009019I: Cessna 402C, Nantucket, MA, July 2, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- 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: N2748Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748Y-2021-04-17) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180702009019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING SINGLE-PILOT, CARGO-ONLY OPERATIONS AND WAS TO REPOSITION BACK TO KHYA WITH NO FREIGHT ONBOARD. WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 6, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS PERFORMING PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS AND NOTICED THE NAVIGATION (NAV) LIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. THE PIC SELECTED THE SWITCH TO 'ON' AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS NOTICED A ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE NAV LIGHT SWITCH.

THE PIC NOTIFIED ATC THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ONBOARD AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL POWER, THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE CREW DOOR AND WAITED FOR AIRFIELD FIRE RESCUE TO ARRIVE.

## Other reports on N2748Y (3)

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

- [Incident 20200109000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200109000019I), Jan 9, 2020: Cessna 402C (N2748Y), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Arriving on 33 from a simulated single engine approach, I retracted the flaps and advised the flying pilot she had 3200 feet of runway remaining and to…
- [Accident 20171204022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171204022689A), Dec 4, 2017: Cessna 402C (N2748Y), Hyannis, MA, Substantial damage. During climbout aircraft impacted a flock of birds causing substantial damage. No injury to the pilot.
- [Incident 19850816064619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816064619I), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna 402C (N2748Y), Monroe, LA. Smoke from behind instrument panel alleviated by pulling circuit breaker. Smoke from avionics fan motor.

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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