# Accident 20020816017509A: Piper PA32300, Chatham, MA, August 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816017509A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA167), Aug 16, 2002: Piper PA32-300 (N20787), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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