# Incident 20260309010822I: Dehavilland DHC-6-300, Hyannis, MA, March 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-300
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,041 total, 2,859 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260309010822I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 9, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DHC-6-300, WAS ON THE ATLANTIC AVIATION RAMP AT CAPE COD GATEWAY AIRPORT (KHYA) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAXIING OUT TO BEGIN AN AERIAL SURVEY MISSION. DURING THE TAXI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WINGLET OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EMB-545. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THERE WERE TWO AIRCRAFT ON THE ATLANTIC AVIATION RAMP, AHEAD AND ON EITHER SIDE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE STATED THAT HIS CREW VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PRESENCE OF BOTH PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AND DETERMINED THEY WOULD TAXI SLOWLY THROUGH TO CLEAR BOTH AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PIC NOTED THERE WAS A LINE TECHNICIAN (LT) FROM ATLANTIC AVIATION PROVIDED WING CLEARANCE INDICATIONS TO STAY CLEAR OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACCORDING TO THE PIC, THERE WAS MORE ROOM ON THE LEFT SO THE PILOT STEERING WENT LEFT TO PROVIDE MORE ROOM ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

THE LINE TECHNICIAN INDICATED DISTANCE AVAILABLE BEFORE ABRUPTLY MOVING HIS HANDS INTO AN "X" AT THE SAME TIME THE PIC SAID, "STOP!". THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE APPLIED ABRUPTLY BY BOTH PILOTS.

THE PILOTS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE ABLE TO BACK THE AIRCRAFT UP AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE CREW THEN CONTACTED THEIR MAINTENANCE POINT OF CONTACT ABOUT THE DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC CLEARED THEM TO PERFORM A SOAPY WATER TEST, AND IT CHECKED “GOOD.” IT WAS LATER INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AT THE AIRPORT. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND REVIEWED VIDEO THE CREW TOOK OF THE BOOT INFLATING. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS NOT STRUCTURAL BUT SHOULD HAVE A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION AT THE NEXT MAINTENANCE INTERVAL.

BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ASSESSED FOR DAMAGE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED A THIN DENT APPROXIMATELY 1 ½ INCHES LONG ON THE RIGHT WING DE-ICE BOOT. THE DAMAGE APPEARED CONSISTENT WITH STRIKING THE WINGLET OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE WING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE TO THEIR LEFT WING OR WINGLET.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N325FX, Embraer S A EMB-545: no report for this aircraft; [N325FX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N325FX) is registered now

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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