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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · May 20, 2023

Date: May 20, 2023 · 17:58 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Airport: Nantucket Memorial
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N68391
Reported as: Cessna 402C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,018 total1,457 in this make and model283 in the last 90 days

N68391Registered now · Cessna 402CS/N 402C0483 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 402C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This was a repositioning flight from hya to ack and passengers onboard. The PIC recieved a flickering door warning light and continued the flight. While in cruise flight the PIC tried to adjust he crew door handle to extinguish the door warning light. At that time the crew door opened and swung up striking the upper fuselage and shattering the crew door glass as well as damaging the antenna. The pilot decresed airspeed and made a safe landing at ack without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM HYA TO ACK AND PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE PIC RECIEVED A FLICKERING DOOR WARNING LIGHT AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PIC TRIED TO ADJUST HE CREW DOOR HANDLE TO EXTINGUISH THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT. AT THAT TIME THE CREW DOOR OPENED AND SWUNG UP STRIKING THE UPPER FUSELAGE AND SHATTERING THE CREW DOOR GLASS AS WELL AS DAMAGING THE ANTENNA. THE PILOT DECRESED AIRSPEED AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT ACK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N68391 · 2

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

Incident 19841023063849INormal Cruise · Huntington, WVFeathered engine after losing oil pressure. Uneventful landing. Scavenge pump RN639407 cracked.Oct 23, 1984 · Minor damage Incident 19811218089249IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Huntington, WVTaxiing in light snow on taxiway, aircraft passed taxi intersection and hit snowbank with wingtip.Dec 18, 1981 · Reported as Cessna 402A · Minor damage