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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Chatham, MA · August 16, 2002

Date: August 16, 2002 · 12:30 local
Place: Chatham, MA
Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N20787
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA167
Reported as: Piper PA32300

N20787Registered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7840181 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 16th at 12:30 pm, mark josel, pilot in command of N20787 had completed a non precision approach and was circling Chatham airport for landing, lost contact with the runway. He went missed but did not inform ATC and tried again to find the airport, found a hole and forced aircraft on to the runway. He landed 2/3RDS down runway 24 at Chatham and went off the runway over an embankment colliding with trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 16TH AT 12:30 PM, MARK JOSEL, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N20787 HAD COMPLETED A NON PRECISION APPROACH AND WAS CIRCLING CHATHAM AIRPORT FOR LANDING, LOST CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. HE WENT MISSED BUT DID NOT INFORM ATC AND TRIED AGAIN TO FIND THE AIRPORT, FOUND A HOLE AND FORCED AIRCRAFT ON TO THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED 2/3RDS DOWN RUNWAY 24 AT CHATHAM AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY OVER AN EMBANKMENT COLLIDING WITH TREES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC02LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChatham, MAThe pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the landing after losing visual contact with the runway, which resulted in his failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the subsequent overrun. Factors in this accident were the clouds and low…Aug 16, 2002 · Substantial damage