20200915012409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · September 15, 2020

Date: September 15, 2020 · 07:00 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 9S5A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N404NS
Reported as: Cessna 402C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,587 total1,835 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N404NSRegistered now · Cessna 402CS/N 402C0421 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 402C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 0653 local time N404NS landed runway 6 (ack) and made a left turn onto taxiway b. this taxiway is currently NOTAM closed for a construction project and the taxiway signage covered. N404NS continued to taxi on bravo through a set of orange low profile barricades located at the hold short line causing damage to all propeller tips and the main landing gear doors. The pilot in command immediately called airport operations on UNICOM 122.95 to report the incident and finally coming to a stop on the haul route near taxiway foxtrot. Airport operations advised the PIC to shut down the aircraft in its current position. Upon arrival all passengers had exited the aircraft awaiting a ride to the north ramp. The PIC stated he did not see the barricades while turning onto taxiway bravo.

As the FAA filed it

AT 0653 LOCAL TIME N404NS LANDED RUNWAY 6 (ACK) AND MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY B. THIS TAXIWAY IS CURRENTLY NOTAM CLOSED FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE TAXIWAY SIGNAGE COVERED. N404NS CONTINUED TO TAXI ON BRAVO THROUGH A SET OF ORANGE LOW PROFILE BARRICADES LOCATED AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL PROPELLER TIPS AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND IMMEDIATELY CALLED AIRPORT OPERATIONS ON UNICOM 122.95 TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND FINALLY COMING TO A STOP ON THE HAUL ROUTE NEAR TAXIWAY FOXTROT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS ADVISED THE PIC TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT IN ITS CURRENT POSITION. UPON ARRIVAL ALL PASSENGERS HAD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AWAITING A RIDE TO THE NORTH RAMP. THE PIC STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE BARRICADES WHILE TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO.