# Incident 20220831015309I: Piper PA-28-236, Chatham, MA, August 31, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2022, 12:01 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- 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: N236PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N236PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 941 total, 298 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220831015309I

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2022 AT 1201 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED AT CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCQX). THE PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY VERY FAST AND WAS CORRECTING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND, DUE TO THE HIGH SPEED HE FLOATED UNTIL FINALLY TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FEET GOT TANGLED UP TRYING TO CORRECT THE RUDDER FOR THE CROSSWIND AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE. AS HE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE WAS AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS AND DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO THE GRASS, RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET FROM THE END, SLID SIDEWAYS IN THE GRASS/DIRT CREATING DIVOTS ALONG THE WAY AND STRIKING A TAXI LIGHT, THEN CAME TO REST ON THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE, TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN. DURING THESE EVENTS THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE NOSE WHEEL PANT BROKE OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N236PR (1)

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

- [Accident 20100214004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100214004969A), Feb 14, 2010: Piper PA-28-236 (N236PR), Alton Bay, NH, Substantial damage. On landing, aircraft began to drift and weathervane to the left into the wind. Wind gusting to 20MPH. Pilot corrected with rudder. Aircraft again drifted and…

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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