# Accident 20050720017899A: Cessna T182T, Chatham, MA, July 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6917° N, 69.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6917&lon=-69.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1328N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1328N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 28 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720017899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. AFTER LANDING THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND TWICE. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT A DOWNDRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 IAD05LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA111), Jul 20, 2005: Cessna 182T (N1328N), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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