# Accident 19971211046179A: Cessna 182P, Chatham, MA, December 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20710-2016-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971211046179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RWY 6 AT CHATHAM, MA (CQX) AT 1600 LOCAL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN POWER.  AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK ON RUNWAY 6, PILOT APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  HE REDUCED BRAKING AND REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED, HE WAS UNHURT.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE OF SUBSTANTIAL NATURE TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE AIR FRAME.  ENGINE COMPONENTS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.  (PILOT'S STATEMENT ATTACHED).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA042), Dec 11, 1997: Cessna 182P (N20710), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). The tail wind component and an encounter with a ditch were related factors.

## Other reports on N20710 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860822061959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860822061959I), Aug 22, 1986: Cessna 182P (N20710), West Hartford, CT, Minor damage. Severe vibration and loud noises from engine before failure. Landed on an athletic field. Cause not reported.

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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